In 1800, Lyrical Ballads was reworked and a second volume added. It was Romantic, though at the time everyone called it poetry of the Lake School, since William was froom the Lake District. No one quite knew what to make of it 14 it was really nothing like what the reading public was used to. In 1798, they published a joint volume of poetry called Lyrical Ballads. Robert and Coleridge soon had a terrible quarrel 13, the scheme died, and Coleridge became William's friend. About this time, William met Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey, two young poets who were planning a great socio-political experiment 12. William was very grateful for the bequest, and between the income from that and some money he got from another friend (a widower) in exchange for watching the friend's young son, William and his sister Dorothy were able to live together in a little cottage 11. But some saw potential in them, most notably an old school friend of William's who arranged for a legacy of £900 so William could concentrate on his poetry. They weren't very good, and sold accordingly. These were Descriptive Sketches, a very pro-revolutionary piece, and An Evening Walk. He tried to raise money by publishing two poems he'd written, mostly for his own amusement. He returned to London with every intention of marrying Annette once things had settled, politically and financially 10. He needed to earn money somehow, and in any case, the Revolution was starting to turn into the Terror 9. Before the child was born, however, William had to go back to England. They had an affair and Annette became pregnant. She was a Royalist and a Roman Catholic, but you can't fight chemistry. In the city of Orleans, he met a young woman named Annette Vallon.

The country was then in the early, glorious stages of the French Revolution, and William was only one of many Englishmen who were fascinated by its Republican ideals. He chose his own course of studies from then on, and though he did graduate, it wasn't what you would call a real degree 8.Īfter graduation, William wandered aimlessly through France for a time. They paid for William to go to Cambridge, where he did very well in his first year, but soon realized Cambridge was no place for him 7. The kids were foisted on two uncles 6 who were very peeved at having to take care of them. The largest debt, that owed by John's employer, the Earl of Lowther, amounted to nearly £5,000 of that sum, and would not be paid to the Wordsworths for 19 years. Though theoretically John's estate was worth £10,485, that amount included many debts which people owed him. When John Wordsworth died in 1783, the outlook for the children became really bleak. William was allowed to run wild, and became quite the young sportsman. William was sent away (I think maybe his father couldn't handle him very well) to a grammar school some distance away 5.

The Wordsworth children had a pretty happy childhood 4 on the whole, at least until their mother, Ann, died in 1778. William was definitely the wild one of the family, and his sister Dorothy 3, a year younger than him, was usually his only ally in the family. His father, John, a lawyer, was very educated and liberal for the time, and encouraged all his children to be the same. William Wordsworth was born on 7 April 1770 in Cockermouth 2, Cumberland, the second of five children. Try to explore the world, learn from mistakes but without getting worried,distracted or discouraged by failures proceed with your life. Learning new things- As a child we try every opportunity to try new toys and do things differently or completely differently. Have you heard any normal child who has not learned to walk within a period of time? We will have failures and crisis but should get up and walk again in the journey of life. Soiled & Dirty - As an adult we may find with filth and dirt of this world.Like a child reaching for his dad or mum when something goes wrong with your life you should be able to share it freely with your spouse,mentor, counselor, sweet mum or dad or a good friend.įailures -As a child I fell down so many time before started to walk on my own. But they don't keep it in their heart but forgives instantly. There are many basic behavior patterns that you can observe in a child which has to be carried on when you become an adult.įorgiving - A child may argue and fight with other children.

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