Poems, in Two Volumes is a collection of poetry by English Romantic poet William Wordsworth, published in 1807. [1]
It contains many notable poems, including:
The contents [2] [3] of Volume I and Volume II:
POEMS, COMPOSED DURING A TOUR, CHIEFLY ON FOOT.
SONNETS
PART THE FIRST—MISCELLANEOUS SONNETS.
PART THE SECOND—SONNETS DEDICATED TO LIBERTY. CONTENTS.
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POEMS WRITTEN DURING A TOUR IN SCOTLAND.
MOODS OF MY OWN MIND.
THE BLIND HIGHLAND BOY.
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Poems in Two Volumes has been considered to be the peak of Wordsworth's power, and of his popularity. However, it was poorly reviewed by Wordsworth's contemporaries, including Lord Byron, [4] whom Wordsworth would come to despise. Byron said of the volume, in one of its first reviews, "Mr. W[ordsworth] ceases to please, ... clothing [his ideas] in language not simple, but puerile". [5] Wordsworth himself wrote ahead to soften the thoughts of The Critical Review, hoping his friend Wrangham would push a softer approach. He succeeded in preventing a known enemy from writing the review, but it didn't help; as Wordsworth himself said, it was a case of "Out of the frying pan, into the fire". Of any positives within Poems in Two Volumes, perceived masculinity in "The Happy Warrior" was one. "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" couldn't have been further from it. Wordsworth took the reviews stoically.[ citation needed]
Poems, in Two Volumes is a collection of poetry by English Romantic poet William Wordsworth, published in 1807. [1]
It contains many notable poems, including:
The contents [2] [3] of Volume I and Volume II:
POEMS, COMPOSED DURING A TOUR, CHIEFLY ON FOOT.
SONNETS
PART THE FIRST—MISCELLANEOUS SONNETS.
PART THE SECOND—SONNETS DEDICATED TO LIBERTY. CONTENTS.
|
POEMS WRITTEN DURING A TOUR IN SCOTLAND.
MOODS OF MY OWN MIND.
THE BLIND HIGHLAND BOY.
|
Poems in Two Volumes has been considered to be the peak of Wordsworth's power, and of his popularity. However, it was poorly reviewed by Wordsworth's contemporaries, including Lord Byron, [4] whom Wordsworth would come to despise. Byron said of the volume, in one of its first reviews, "Mr. W[ordsworth] ceases to please, ... clothing [his ideas] in language not simple, but puerile". [5] Wordsworth himself wrote ahead to soften the thoughts of The Critical Review, hoping his friend Wrangham would push a softer approach. He succeeded in preventing a known enemy from writing the review, but it didn't help; as Wordsworth himself said, it was a case of "Out of the frying pan, into the fire". Of any positives within Poems in Two Volumes, perceived masculinity in "The Happy Warrior" was one. "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" couldn't have been further from it. Wordsworth took the reviews stoically.[ citation needed]