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Grasmere, village, Cumbria, NW England, in the Lake District, near Lake Grasmere. Dove Cottage was the home of William Wordsworth Wordsworth, William, 1770–1850, English poet, b. Cockermouth, Cumberland. One of the great English poets, he was a leader of the romantic movement in England.
Life and WorksIn 1791 he graduated from Cambridge and traveled abroad. ..... Click the link for more information. from 1799 to 1808; the Wordsworth museum is also there, and the Jerwood Center is nearby. The Wordsworth family and the writer Hartley Coleridge Coleridge, Hartley (kōl`rĭj, kō`lə–), 1796–1849, English author; eldest son of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. ..... Click the link for more information. are buried in the churchyard of St. Oswald's. Thomas De Quincey De Quincey, Thomas (də kwĭn`sē), 1785–1859, English essayist. ..... Click the link for more information. and Samuel Taylor Coleridge Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772–1834, English poet and man of letters, b. Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire; one of the most brilliant, versatile, and influential figures in the English romantic movement. ..... Click the link for more information. also lived in Grasmere. Grasmere a village in NW England, in Cumbria at the head of Lake Grasmere: home of William Wordsworth and of Thomas de Quincey How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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