Cultural References
The Romantic poet William Wordsworth includes an apostrophe to the Wye in his famous poem "Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" published 1798 in Lyrical Ballads
- How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee,
- O sylvan Wye! thou wanderer thro' the woods,
- How often has my spirit turned to thee!
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