A SET of special stamps is being issued to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of poet William Wordsworth.
They also celebrate other Romantic bards including Lord Byron, William Blake and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
New stamps are being issued on the 250th anniversary of the birth of poet William WordsworthPA:Press Association
Each of the ten stamps, on sale from Tuesday, includes an extract from one of their most popular works.
Wordsworth was born in 1770 and died in 1850.
His extract is from The Rainbow: “My heart leaps up when I behold. A rainbow in the sky.”
His early work was initially neglected, but in 1843, Queen Victoria made him Poet Laureate.
Royal Mail spokesman Philip Parker said: “The Romantic poets composed some of the most loved poetry of all time.
The set of ten new stamps will celebrate other romantic poets tooPA:Press AssociationPercy Bysshe Shelley is among the poets celebratedPA:Press Association
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PA:Press Association Mary Robinson’s ‘Ode to the Snowdrop’ is commemorated in the set[/caption]
PA:Press Association The opening verse from Lord Byron’s ‘She Walks in Beauty’ is included[/caption]
“Our striking new stamps celebrate the genius of their imaginations.”
Royal Mail worked with the award-winning biographer, Jonathan Bate, on the stamp issue.
The images are lino-cut illustrations by artist Linda Farquharson.
PA:Press Association A stamp marking John Clare’s famous work ‘The Progress of Rhyme’[/caption]
PA:Press Association An extract of Walter Scott’s loved poem ‘The Lady of the Lake’[/caption]
PA:Press Association Letitia Elizabeth Landon’s poem ‘The Fake of Adelaide’ over a lino-cut illustration[/caption]
PA:Press Association Renowned romantic William Blake is among poets featured in the stamps[/caption]
PA:Press Association Samuel Taylor Coleridge is commemorated with a verse from ‘Frost at Midnight’[/caption]
PA:Press Association John Keats’ ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’ is shown on one of the stamps[/caption]
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