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Born: April 7, 1770 Cookermouth, Cumberland, England Died: April 23, 1850 Rydal Mount, Westmorland, England A major English Romantic poet  As one of the greatest lyric poets in the history of English literature.  Williams home life  In June of that year, Catherine, his fourth child, died of convulsions（痉挛） at age 3; in December, the third child, Thomas, died of pneumonia（肺炎） Mary herself came close to dying from grief, and Dorothy was little better. William wrote a very touching sonnet on Catherines death some years later, called “Surprised by Joy”. His father John was estate agent to Sir James Lowther, who owned the house(Wordsworth House house(Wordsworth House). William has an elder brother Richard, a younger sister Dorothy and two younger brothers John and Christopher. 1770 - 1779 His childhood was spent largely in Cockermouth and Penrith, his mothers home town. William and Dorothy and his future wife Mary Hutchinson attended infant school in Penrith between 1776 and 1777. Williams mother died in Penrith when he was 8. His father died when he was 13, and is buried in the churchyard of All Saints Cockermouth. All Saints church rooms is on the site of the Cockermouth school that William attended as a boy.  (1779-1787) William attended theGrammar School in Hawkshead. Got encouragement from the headmaster and then read and write poetry. During these years he made many visits to the countryside, gaining inspiration as the powers of nature exercised their influence. The 17th Century Church of St Michael All Angels In 1795 ,the Wordsworths stayed in a cottage in Dorset, where they met Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey. Developed relationship between William, Dorothy and Coleridge. William and Coleridge then undertook a tour of the Lake District, starting at Temple Sowerby, and finishing at Wasdale Head, via Grasmere. At Grasmere they saw Dove Cottage, then an empty Inn called the Dove and Olive Branch. 1799 - 1808 In December 1799