"Frank-hearted maids of rocky Cumberland."
— The Prelude
January 1, 1970
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:Wordsworths' approval of the locals following a night of dancing during his 1788 summer vacation away from Cambridge University. See: Emile Legouis, The Early Life of William Wordsworth (Dent & Co., 1897), p. 100
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:Wordsworths' approval of the locals following a night of dancing during his 1788 summer vacation away from Cambridge University. See: Emile Legouis, The Early Life of William Wordsworth (Dent & Co., 1897), p. 100