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How does William Wordsworth's "The World is Too Much with Us" compare to Rousseau's "Confessions?"
What are their comparisons to their periods?
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I would suggest that Rousseau's idea of "man is born free, but lives in chains" is critical to understanding the relationship between both thinkers. Rousseau and Wordsworth share a fundamental...
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