The Child is father of the Man.

William Wordsworth

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Topic

Personality Man and child Personal growth

Author

William Wordsworth

Source

My Heart Leaps Up

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1802 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Wordsworth, William. Poems, in Two Volumes. Vol. 2, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807.

Current Citation

Wordsworth, William. "My heart leaps up when I behold." William Wordsworth: The Major Works: including The Prelude, edited by Stephen Gill. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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