I have said that poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.


Preface - Lyrical Ballads (1798-1800)

William Wordsworth Quotes

I have said that poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.

I have said that poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.

I have said that poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.

I have said that poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.