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William Wordsworth was born on April 7, 1770 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England. He grew up surrounded by beautiful scenery. He was very close to his sister, Dorothy Wordsworth. ("William Wordsworth Biography." NotableBiographies.com N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb 2012. .) His sister led the way for him to love nature by showing him its beauty. His mom died when he was eight years old and then his father died when he was thirteen years old. He was separated from his sister when he moved in with his uncles. After he graduated from grade school his uncles sent him to college. While he was in college he went on a one year walking tour of Europe. After the tour he went to France which was in a revolution. In the French Revolution William Wordsworth supported the revolutionists because of his belief in political freedom.

While he was in France he had an affair with Annette Vallon, who became pregnant with his illegitimate daughter, Caroline. (Everett, G. "William Wordsworth: Biography." victorianweb.com. N/A, 2000. Web. 26 Feb 2012) He had to return to England before she gave birth because he ran out of money. He met his sister again and moved into a cottage with her. Shortly after that he met a man named Coleridge. After reading “A Ruined Cottage” Coleridge said that it was the finest poem in their language. (Noyes 43) Together they produced Lyrical Ballads, a collection of poems. Lyrical Ballads is where the Romantic Movement started in England. Both authors are given credit for starting the Movement but Coleridge only had four poems in the book while Wordsworth had nineteen. (Noyes 47)

After writing Lyrical Ballads he started working on his longest project. It was an autob...

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