In Praise of Old Fencerows - Front Porch Republic

In Praise of Old Fencerows - Front Porch Republic

In Wordsworth’s great poem, “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey,” the speaker surveys a rural scene from a promontory. First time readers, especially those unfamiliar with the British countryside, might mistake this scene for a “natural” or “pristine” landscape: …Once again Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs, That on a wild secluded scene impress Thoughts of more deep seclusion; and connect The landscape with the quiet of the s…