1. The Autobiography: Battle Ground of the Self
For Woodworth, the stifling of the intellect is the most horrific casualty: And now, become oppressors in their turn, Frenchmen had changed a war of self-defence For one of conquest and thus in heat Of contest did opinions every day Grow into consequence, till round my mind They clung, as if they were the life of it (Wordsworth 199). ... Its scar had depleted the author's hope in nature and mankind. ... Thus, Wordsworth is able to renew his hope in nature and mankind. The author leaves this last message of renewed hope to his faithful audience, whom has accompa...
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