This poem is by William Fulford. It is written in blank verse, and is
certainly indebted to Wordsworth. The theme of this poem â looking
back to childhood as âthe gate of lifeâ â recalls
Wordsworthâs âOde: Intimations of
Immortalityâ, particularly in Fulfordâs image of
childhood as âthe Paradise / Whence ye departedâ.
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Scholarly Commentary
Guest Editor: PC Fleming
IntroductionÂ
This poem is by William Fulford. It is written in blank verse, and is certainly indebted to Wordsworth. The theme of this poem â looking back to childhood as âthe gate of lifeâ â recalls Wordsworthâs âOde: Intimations of Immortalityâ, particularly in Fulfordâs image of childhood as âthe Paradise / Whence ye departedâ.
Printing HistoryÂ
First printed in The Oxford and Cambridge Magazine , November, 1856.