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Wordsworth’s poems grew more bleak and reflective ... In the poem “Elegiac Stanzas”, William rejects his typical belief that nature is good and kind, evidence of the impact John’s death ...

Just half an hour from the daffodil-decked shoreline you can see nature in ... stairs to see William and Mary’s bedroom, complete with the desk where Wordsworth penned his poetry.