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“Every great and original writer, in proportion as he is great and original, must himself create the taste by which he is to be relished.”
— Letter to Lady Beaumont (21 May 1807)
“The flower of sweetest smell is shy and lowly.”
— Not Love, Not War, Nor the Tumultuous Swell, l. 14
“The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants; and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this.”
— Preface (1800)
“All men feel something of an honorable bigotry for the objects which have long continued to please them.”
— Preface (1800)
“In years that bring the philosophic mind.”
— Intimations of Immortality Stanza 10
“Bright gem instinct with music, vocal spark.”
— A Morning Exercise

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William Brocklesby Wordsworth (17 December 1908 – 10 March 1988) was an English composer. His works, which number over 100, were tonal and romantic in style in the widest sense and include eight symphonies and six string quartets. Life Wordsworth was born in London, the son of a clergyman and a descendant of the poet Wordsworth's brother. He studied harmony and counterpoint under George Oldroyd at St Michael's Church, Croydon from 1921 to 1931, continuing his study with Donald Tovey at Edinburgh University from 1934 to 1936. In anticipation of conscientious objection, he was an active member of the Peace Pledge Union, and voluntarily began work on the land in 1939, a role that was later made a condition of exemption from military service by his tribunal. He lived in Hindhead, Surrey until 1961 when he moved to Inverness-shire; in 1966, he helped found the Scottish Composers' Guild. He also helped form the Society of Scottish Composers. Wordsworth died at Kingussie in Scotland, aged 79.

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