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What does William Wordsworth mean by "A poet" in the following bolded line?
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What does William Wordsworth mean by "A poet" in the following bolded line?

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A poet could not but be gay" ---> "the poet couldn't help but feel happy or overjoyed"

"gay" back then was used to mean "happy" and didn't really refer to homosexuality
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Answer: A poet could not but be gay. It means that a poet could not avoid being gay.

Explanation: Gay means happy.

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