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"Will no one tell me what she sings?-
Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow
For old, unhappy, far-off things,
And battles long ago:"
Here Wordsworth idealizes the Celtic people, especially their connection with nature. This is yet another rejection of the Christianized western world by the Romantics. The Celtics were also marginalized and taken over by the English, making their culture and lure that much greater.
posted on Feb 7, 2008 12:03 AM ()
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