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Sweet is the lore which Nature brings;

Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:--
We murder to dissect.
Enough of Science and of Art;
Close up those barren leaves;
Come forth, and bring with you a heart
That watches and receives.

Reference: These lines have been taken from the poem “The Table Turned” written by William
Wordsworth.

Context: In these lines the poet tells about the importance of nature. According to William
Wordsworth nature provides as much as knowledge as the books offer you. He gives much
importance to nature rather than reading books. He dedicates this poem to his friend. It consists
of 8 stanzas of 4 lines each and total 32 lines. It was published in 1798 in Lyrical Ballads.

Explanation:
The poet defines the importance of nature. He asks his friend to leave the books and come out
and enjoy with him the beauty of nature. According to William Wordsworth the best teacher is
nature. Books are barren they do not teach you as much as nature. The more you read, the more
you become lazy and fat. He advises his friend to quit reading books and enjoy the nature with
him. William Wordsworth considers books as dull and endless strife. He suggested his friend to
come out and leave study. Listen to music of Linnet and Throstle. They will teach you more than
books. Nature gives you treasure of knowledge. The poet rejected the theory of science and art in
the last stanza of poem. According to him nature is the supreme from all. William Wordsworth
recommends his friend to abandon science and art and come with me and enjoy the nature. The
poet is asking his friend to observe nature and absorb everything that nature has to offer him, and
leave the life of books behind. The poet used the poetic device “Personification” and he presents
nature as a living thing which possesses much more knowledge. In a nut shell the poet says the
nature contains much more knowledge than the books and teaches us how to appreciate things
around in our life that to dissect them.