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TWA Poet: Dorothy Wordsworth
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TWA Poet: Dorothy Wordsworth

1771 - 1855

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It’s the birthday of English poet and diarist Dorothy Wordsworth (1771) , born in Cockermouth, Cumberland. Dorothy was the sister of poet William Wordsworth. For a long time, many dismissed Dorothy as simply her brother’s handmaid — she diligently wrote out his poems — but she wrote every day in her diary. William cribbed some of his most famous lines f…

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