This poem is by William Fulford. It is written in blank verse, and is
certainly indebted to Wordsworth. The theme of this poem — looking
back to childhood as “the gate of life” — recalls
Wordsworth’s “Ode: Intimations of
Immortality”, particularly in Fulford’s image of
childhood as “the Paradise / Whence ye departed”.
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Scholarly Commentary
Guest Editor: PC Fleming
Introduction
This poem is by William Fulford. It is written in blank verse, and is certainly indebted to Wordsworth. The theme of this poem — looking back to childhood as “the gate of life” — recalls Wordsworth’s “Ode: Intimations of Immortality”, particularly in Fulford’s image of childhood as “the Paradise / Whence ye departed”.
Printing History
First printed in The Oxford and Cambridge Magazine , November, 1856.