William Wordsworth — "Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin fro…"
Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity.
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From the Preface to the second edition of 'Lyrical Ballads,' his foundational critical statement on the nature and origin of poetry, emphasizing intuition and emotion.
Date: 1800
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