• But when the Pony moved his legs, Oh! then for the poor Idiot Boy! For joy he cannot hold the bridle, For joy his head and heels are idle, He's idle all for very joy.
  • The Idiot Boy. Tis eight o'clock,—a clear March night, The moon is up—the sky is blue, The owlet in the moonlight air, He shouts from nobody knows where...
  • And he is all in travelling trim, And by the moonlight, Betty Foy Has up upon the saddle set, The like was never heard of yet, Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.
  • "The Idiot Boy's" tone is considered to be comedic.[38][39] Its humour has been dubbed a "defence against the ominous threats facing Johnny,"[40]...
  • But when the Pony moved his legs, Oh! then for the poor Idiot Boy! For joy he cannot hold the bridle, For joy his head and heels are idle, Heís idle all for very joy.
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  • When “The Idiot Boy” was first published in 1798, it was received with a great deal of discomfort. The primary critique was against the representation of idiocy...
  • The article is titled “Reading Idiocy: Wordsworth’s The Idiot Boy.” This is a very nice strait forward, to the point title.
  • And he is all in travelling trim, And by the moonlight, Betty Foy Has up upon the saddle set, The like was never heard of yet, Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.
  • Versions of The Idiot Boy (Wordsworth) include: "The Idiot Boy" in Lyrical Ballads (1798).