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Category Archives: London Poets
William Wordsworth’s ‘Composed upon Westminster Bridge’
Unlike William Blake’s ‘London’ , ‘Composed upon Westminster Bridge‘ was not a critique of the social values of the times in which he lived. Wordsworth was certainly capable of that; in the same year (1802) in which he wrote ‘Composed….’, he … Continue reading
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Tagged annette vallon, coleridge, composed upon westminster bridge, london art, london critiques, london poems, london poets, romantic, romantic movement, william wordsworth
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William Blake’s ‘London’
Born in London in 1757, William Blake is a poet who we now view as one of the most talented of his era but who, during his lifetime, went largely unrecognised. Although we regard him as a London poet, he … Continue reading
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Tagged french revolution, london correspondent society, london poets, monarchy, newgate prison, poems about london, revolution, revolution society, william blake. william blake london
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