Though inland far we be,
Our souls have sight of that immortal sea
Which brought us hither.

William Wordsworth

Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollection of Early Childhood

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Topic

Heaven

Author

William Wordsworth

Source

Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollection of Early Childhood

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1807 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Wordsworth, William. "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood." Poems, in Two Volumes. Volume 2. Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1807, st. 9.

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Medium
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Statement Type
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Time
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