he may walk, ride, & keep a horse in them – & the large gardens are altogether & entirely his. ‘The park and woods are his for all purposes he wants them – i.e. ‘ I had been on a visit to Wordsworth’s at Racedown near Crewkherne – and I brought him & his Sister back with me & here I have settled them (in Alfoxton Hall).’ When they did finally meet, their rapport was instantaneous, as Coleridge recalls: So jogs the day & I’m happy.Ĭoleridge and Wordsworth meet and join upĬoleridge and Wordsworth corresponded for several years before actually meeting. till two o’clock – after dinner work again till Tea – from Tea till supper review. ‘From seven to half past eight I work in my garden from breakfast till 12 I read & compose then work again – feed the pigs, poultry &c. This gave Coleridge a fresh start and, to begin with at least, he was determined to keep to a strict schedule of writing: Walking up the combes and over the hills inspired them to create a new language of romanticism and some of the greatest poems ever written.Ĭoleridge moved to a small cottage in Nether Stowey at the invitation of his patron Thomas Poole, who lived nearby and wanted to help the impecunious writer. In 1798, Coleridge and Wordsworth lived here for a year when they were both in their mid-twenties. The Quantock Hills are of enormous literary significance.
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