In the history of walking, many experts considering him (Wordsworth) the authentic originator of the long expedition. He was the first — at a time (the late eighteenth century) when walking was the lot of the poor, vagabonds and highwaymen, not to mention travelling showmen and pedlars — to conceive of the walk as a poetic act, a communion with Nature, fulfilment of the body, contemplation of the landscape. Christopher Morley wrote of him that he was ‘one of the first to use his legs in the service of philosophy’.Anonymous
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William Wordsworth was a British poet who wrote some of the most remarkable poems in the English language. He was also an amazing walker who took long walks across England, Scotland and Wales. Wordsworth was born in the late eighteenth century. He spent most of his life living in London, but he made frequent trips across England to see where he grew up.
Because of his love of nature, Wordsworth always wanted to go on long walks to see where he lived. He also had a desire to write about nature, so he began writing poetry that described the places he saw around him.
Source: A Philosophy Of Walking
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