Lake School

noun

1. Lake Poets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lake School¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Speaking generally, he possessed some of the qualities, and many of the defects, of the English Lake School.

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As an instance, it is not enough to say: "I will inform myself completely as to the Lake School."

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In reading about poets and poetry, you will sometimes find an allusion to the "Lake School."

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So, my preoccupations were all in favor of the Lake School, and it was both in my will and my conscience to like Wordsworth.

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To the whole Lake school his attitude is always the same—justice done grudgingly in spite of anger, or satire tempered by remorse.

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