seen as the definitive representation of the Romantic era 247 as text 70 “Preface” to Lyrical Ballads on meter 109 on the nature of poetry 120 on orality 245 on proliferation of women’s poetry 161 use of prose 86 The Prelude xv, 43 completed (1805) xvi as epic 30 on language 252 nostalgic themes 212–14 poetry as science 198 reflected in “Ode: Intimations of Immortality” 144 resistance to history 231–3, 234, 235 on verse 112 presence in English poetry 264 Prospectus to The Recluse, model of poetry 156