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Read & copy the quotation
“Enough of Science and of Art; close up these barren leaves.”
- Source
- The Tables Turned
- Date
- 1798
Meaning of “Enough of Science and of Art; close up…”
Wordsworth provocatively contrasts formal study with direct experience, not because art or books are worthless but because second-hand learning can crowd out attention.
Where does it come from?
The Tables Turned, final stanza; the speaker urges his friend to close the books and bring a receptive heart outdoors.
