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Fourteen Sonnets

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William Lisle Bowles's Fourteen Sonnets, published in 1789, is a collection of poems noted for their sincere expression of thoughts and feelings inspired by nature. This work was enthusiastically received by early Romantic poets and significantly influenced Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The sonnet form itself, typically 14 lines of iambic pentameter, originated in 13th-century Italy and was perfected by Petrarch. Both the Petrarchan (Italian) and English (Shakespearean) sonnet forms have been influential in Western literature, with poets using them to explore diverse themes beyond love, including spirituality and personal reflection.1234

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  2. English literature - Other poets of the early Romantic period
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