Selected Poetry of William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

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Index to poems

1. She was a phanthom of delight

2. The world is too much with us

3. The Reaper

Given name: William
Family name: Wordsworth
Birth date: 7 April 1770
Death date: 23 April 1850
Nationality: English
Family relations
          father: John Wordsworth
          mother: Anne Wordsworth
          wife: Mary Wordsworth (from 1802)
          brother: Christopher Wordsworth
          brother: John Wordsworth
          brother: Richard Wordsworth
          sister: Dorothy Wordsworth
          daughter: Caroline Vallon
Language: English
Education
          Hawkshead Grammar School: 1778
          St. John's College, Cambridge (B.A.): 1787 to 1791
Honours
          Honorary D.C.L.: 1838
          Poet Laureate: 1843
Literary period: Romantic
Occupation: Stamp Distributor
Residences
          Cockermouth, Cumberland: 7 April 1770
          London: 1791
          Racedown Farm, Dorset: 1795
          Alfoxden: 1797
          Dove Cottage, Grasmere: 1799
          Allan Bank: 1808
          Rydal Mount: 1813 to 23 April 1850
Buried at: Grasmere Church
First RPO edition: 1997