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- Dorothy Wordsworth (born Dec. 25, 1771, Cockermouth, Cumberland, Eng.—died Jan. 25, 1855, Rydal Mount, Westmorland) was an English prose writer whose Alfoxden Journal 1798 and Grasmere Journals 1800–03 are read today for the imaginative power of their description of nature and for the light they throw on her brother, the Romantic poet William Wordsworth.
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Dorothy "Dora" Wordsworth [1] (16 August 1804 – 9 July 1847) was the daughter of poet William Wordsworth (1770–1850) and his wife Mary Hutchinson. Her infancy inspired William Wordsworth to write "Address to My Infant Daughter" [2] in her honour.
Nov 13, 2017 · Dora Wordsworth stepped into the role of chief amanuensis as Dorothy’s health failed, as did William’s eyesight, many years later at Rydal Mount. ‘I hold the pen for father’, she writes in a letter, October 1833.
Jun 3, 2020 · “Of this be assured, that I shall never go from home for any time again, without a female companion”, wrote Wordsworth to his daughter Dora in 1837 – (he was in Florence at the time, while on a tour of Italy). Throughout his adult life Wordsworth relied heavily on the company and affection of women.
Dorothy " Dora " Wordsworth (16 August 1804 – 9 July 1847) was the daughter of poet William Wordsworth (1770–1850) and his wife Mary Hutchinson. Her infancy inspired William Wordsworth to write "Address to My Infant Daughter" in her honour.
Dorothy Wordsworth was an English prose writer whose Alfoxden Journal 1798 and Grasmere Journals 1800–03 are read today for the imaginative power of their description of nature and for the light they throw on her brother, the Romantic poet William Wordsworth.
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Sep 12, 2013 · Dora was 37 when her father at last withdrew his opposition to the marriage; by that time she was so emaciated that Wordsworth feared for her well-being. It is distressing to realise that it was only after her father had died that Sara managed to forge a connection with him.
Conclusion: Dora Wordsworth, a Daughter's Story. Dora at Tintern Abbey: Spring 1838. We recall that Dorothy Wordsworth was eager to subdue the waywardness of young Dora's character. Dora herself suggests that it was the discipline of school that finally taught her this control.
