William Wordsworth (1770-1850 / Cumberland / England)

An amazingly great poem. There may be many sides (good and bad) to one's character, which can change momentarily, but, ultimately, such doesn't change the nature of the person. The essence of the person remains untouched, and he (or she) is what he is. The Mr. Wordsworth is among my favorites.

A very great poem.....#

good Lord in Heaven! ! ! of alli've read..this one tops it all....marvelous..simply astounding! !

A poet! A poet! A real poet!
Wordsworth, a poet unmarched,
O hw thy words speaks of nature itself!
Can I eva b lyk thee rising frm this me tiny self! ?

A definite self portrait done with humor and truth Beautifully expressed. 10+

great! yin yang of nature md

The poem is as well thought out and knowing as the Mona Lisa.
A complexion is a complex result of simple parts, or differing emotions.
It is truly amazing, and a 'marvel [of] nature'.

The term CHARACTER refers to a literary form. It is a brief description of someone who typifies some definite quality. The colloquial definition stresses the odd, eccentric, or noteworthy characteristics of a person, as in 'Oh, she's quite a character, isn't she? ' Hardly a Falstaff is the sedate and retiring subject of Wordsworth's poem. In plain fact, the description does bear some resemblance to the poet himself as presented in biographies and literary studies of the time; his companion Samuel Taylor Coleridge comes closer to the colloquial definition of an odd or eccentric personality.

It's A great poem..........
10 +++++++++++++++

This poem is about one of those people we deem to be 'a character' - i.e. he or she has an eccentric but richly fascinating personality - think of the film actor Charles Laughton or Shakespeare's Falstaff. Wordsworth finely describes such a person but oh the galumphing metre - now I know where Patience Strong got it!