The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 3 (of 8)

Name: The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 3 (of 8)
Author: Wordsworth, William

Wordsworth, William

English poetry -- 18th century; English poetry -- 19th century

Art pacing thoughtfully [14] the vessel's deck
  In some far region, here, while o'er my head,
  At every impulse of the moving breeze,
  The fir-grove murmurs with a sea-like sound, [B]
  Alone I tread this path;--for aught I know,                      105
  Timing my steps to thine; and, with a store
  Of undistinguishable sympathies,
  Mingling most earnest wishes for the day
  When we, and others whom we love, shall meet
  A second time, in Grasmere's happy Vale.                         110

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VARIANTS ON THE TEXT

[Variant 1:

1836.

  ... between ...      1815.]

[Variant 2:

1836.

  And, baffled thus, before the storm relaxed,
  I ceased that Shelter to frequent,--1815.

  ... the shelter ...                       1827.]

[Variant 3:

1827.

  Much wondering at my own simplicity
  How I could e'er have made a fruitless search      1815.]

[Variant 4:

  ... At the sight
  Conviction also flashed upon my mind
  That this same path (within the shady grove
  Begun and ended) by my Brother's steps
  Had been impressed.--...

These additional lines appeared only in 1815 and 1820.]

[Variant 5:

1845.

  ... To sojourn a short while
  Beneath my roof He from the barren seas
  Had newly come--a cherished Visitant!         1815.

  ... To abide,
  For an allotted interval of ease,
  Beneath my cottage roof, had newly come
  From the wild sea a cherished Visitant;       1827.

  Beneath my cottage roof, had gladly come      1840.

  ... had meanwhile come                        C. [a]]

[Variant 6: This and the previous line were added in 1827.]

[Variant 7:

1827.

  And much did it delight me to perceive     1815.]

[Variant 8:

1827.

  A heart more wakeful; that, more both to part
  From place so lovely, he had worn the track     1815.]

[Variant 9:

1845.

  With which the Sailor measures ...     1815.]

[Variant 10:

1845.

  While she is travelling ...      1815.]

[Variant 11:

1836.

  ... minds were fashioned;...     1815.]

[Variant 12:

1827.

  ... art gone;
  And now I call the path-way by thy name,
  And love the fir-grove          1815.]

[Variant 13:

1827.

  ... placid ...       1815.]

[Variant 14:

1827.

  Art pacing to and fro ...       1815.]

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FOOTNOTES ON THE TEXT

[Footnote A: Compare Daniel's 'Hymens Triumph', ii. 4:

  'And where no sun could see him, where no eye
  Might overlook his lonely privacy;
  There in a path of his own making, trod
  Rare as a common way, yet led no way
  Beyond the turns he made.'

Ed.]

[Footnote B: Compare the line in Coleridge's 'Hymn before Sun-rise, in
the Vale of Chamouni':

  'Ye pine groves with your soft and soul-like sound,'

Ed.]

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SUB-FOOTNOTE ON THE TEXT

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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 3 (of 8)

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