Archer M. Huntington

“That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve no, rather find strength in what remains behind” (Wadsworth, 1807). This quote by Romantic poet, William Wadsworth, in Intimidations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood, accentuated the salience of nature during the Romantic Period in eighteenth century Europe. Previously, individuals supported…