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jan 1, 1798 - Wordsworth and Coleridge publish Lyrical Ballads

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Wordsworth had moved to Dorset in 1795, with his sister Dorothy, and there met Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

In 1797 Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy move closer to Coleridge. For a year, the two poets are in daily contact with one another, a period that proves to be a vital creative period for both of them. Wordsworth produces the poem "Tintern Abbey," and Coleridge writes "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." They collaborate on a groundbreaking collection of poetry.

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jan 1, 1798
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~ 228 years ago