... of his nature, are accompanied by an overbalance of enjoyment" (Wordsworth, Preface, 578). Indeed, according to Wordsworth, "The end of poetry is to produce excitement in coexistence with an overbalance of pleasure" (Wordsworth, Preface, 580). Wordsworths emphasis on the role of poetry as a "nonviolent" stimulation and one of pleasure, as well as the various roles of imagination in nature, are exemplified throughout ... purpose and expression of Romantic lyrics, perhaps the most satisfying aspect, which has yet to be addressed, concerns the result of these characteristics; namely, the fa...

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... Hill left Martha is not so different from the reason he lef! t Vallon. Maybe Wordsworth did leave Vallon for another love "poetry. Wordsworth never returned to Vallon, and the emotional trauma that the two women suffered is more than similar. He makes it clear that he ... passion, for Wordsworth, are recurring themes, and most often go hand in hand in his writings; he often accentuates its importance in both poetry and life. Betty Foy's evolution of emotions to an ultimate peak of joyfulness illustrates for the reader the magnitude of her maternal love. More ... everywhere" and "Her lim...

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