I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
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William Wordsworth (1770–1850) was a renowned English poet of the Romantic era. He, along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, published "Lyrical Ballads" in 1798, a work that marked the beginning of the Romantic movement in English literature. Wordsworth is known for his celebration of nature, the ordinary, and the profound emotions of human experience in his poetry. Notable works include "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" and "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," which features the famous lines about daffodils.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
