Gradually, he began to utter phrases that were far from anything Wordsworth might say, making it hard to imagine this man once supported the execution of Louis XVI.
"I am firmly against any form of violence, unless the obduracy and ignorance of others make it necessary."
"Only by vigorously promoting the universal principles crucial to human well-being can we prevent the same catastrophes from occurring in Britain."
In a sense, I still felt some sympathy for the gentleman. Although the previous Wordsworth was vehement and distasteful, I could sense a certain youthful vitality in him. But now, except in his verses, that fresh scent of the fields could no longer be found anywhere else about him."
