"For he must die who is their stay" What does

"their stay" as in "their lot". Wordsworth can be a terrible poet sometimes.

That said, Tintern Abbey is one of the greatest poems in the English language.

>>8367645
Finally, an answer! I thought /lit/ was full of pretentious pricks who don't actually read, but this gave me a bit of hope.

>>8367658
Don't worry we have plenty of those too

>>8367645

This. His inconsistency is frustrating. He wrote some absolute masterpieces but sometimes he's just shit. He's like Pound that way.

>tfw speaking about myself too

>>8367658
No prob. Always good to see /lit/ discuss a writer outside of the meme circle.

I'm very fond of Wordsworth but he often annoys me.

>>8367658
You probably shouldn't phrase yr question as a meme if you're looking for serious answers.