The English Lake District as interpreted in the poems of Wordsworth

Excerpt from The English Lake District as Interpreted in the Poems of WordsworthThis little book is not a new attempt at criticism, an endeavour to estimate the genius, or to weigh the merits, of the poetry of Wordsworth. Its aim is much humbler: viz., to interpret the poems, by bringing out the singularly close connection between them, and the district of the English Lakes, and by explaining Wordsworth's numerous allusions to the locality. As such, it is only one small stone added to the cairn, that is being raised to his memory, by the devotion of successive generations.It aims at being a guide to the Poems, more than to the District; and to the District, only in so far as it is reflected in, and interpreted by, the Poems. It necessarily takes for granted a certain knowledge of both. The latter, however, are no longer 'caviare to the multitude.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.