William Wordsworth

-Was strongly influenced by the spirit of the French Revolution
-Was known mostly for his poems, only painted a few pictures
-Wrote a poem called Lyrical ballads, which introduced Romanticism into England and was the Romantic manifesto
-Wordsworth's poetry was influenced by his love of nature
-Poetry was a form of truth, opposed science
-The truth was also derived from nature
-Believed that the creativity of imagination and the expression of emotions produced the --most accurate truth
-Used his paintings as an expression of nature