Scorn not the sonnet. Critic, you have frowned, Mindless of its just…

Scorn not the sonnet. Critic, you have frowned, Mindless of its just honours; with this key Shakespeare unlocked his heart.

William Wordsworth

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What turned up: Scorn not the Sonnet.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, William Wordsworth entry; Scorn not the Sonnet.; Wording and named source checked in Bartlett’s published reference; the original work is identified by title and locator. Literary excerpts, not claims of personal spoken testimony.
Work: Scorn not the Sonnet.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 17 October 2026Scorn not the Sonnet.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, William Wordsworth entry; Scorn not the Sonnet.; Wording and named source checked in Bartlett’s published reference; the original work is identified by title and locator. Literary excerpts, not claims of personal spoken testimony.

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