Or stedfast Centinel ... 1842. [2] Until the Vale she quitted, and their door Was closed, to which she will return no more; But first old Faithful to a neighbour's care Was given in charge; nor lacked he dainty fare, And in the chimney nook was free to lie And doze, or, if his hour were come, to die. Inserted only in the edition of 1842. [3] The phrase "for the nonce" was _italicised_ in 1842. FOOTNOTES: [A] In the MS. of these Fenwick notes, the following is written in pencil, the passage referred to beginning with "Our hostess," and ending at "the poem." "Revise this sentence. Here is something involved."--ED. [B] _i.e._ John Carter, Wordsworth's confidential clerk, who saw the edition of 1857 through the press. The sentence enclosed within brackets and signed J. C. is his.--ED. [C] See the note dealing with this date (p. 269). It should be 1811.--ED. [D] A local word for Sledge.--W. W. 1842. [E] A word common in the country, signifying shelter, as in Scotland.--W. W. 1842. UPON PERUSING THE FOREGOING EPISTLE THIRTY YEARS AFTER ITS COMPOSITION Composed 1841.--Published 1842 Included among the "Miscellaneous Poems."--ED. Soon did the Almighty Giver of all rest Take those dear young Ones to a fearless nest; And in Death's arms has long reposed the Friend For whom this simple Register was penned. Thanks to the moth that spared it for our eyes; 5 And Strangers even the slighted Scroll may prize, Moved by the touch of kindred sympathies. For--save the calm, repentance sheds o'er strife Raised by remembrances of misused life, The light from past endeavours purely willed 10 And by Heaven's favour happily fulfilled; Save hope that we, yet bound to Earth, may share The joys of the Departed--what so fair As blameless pleasure, not without some tears, Reviewed through Love's transparent veil of years?[A] 15 The mighty tumults of the HOUSE OF KEYS; The Isle of Man has a constitution of its own, independent of the Imperial Parliament. The House of twenty-four Keys is the popular assembly, corresponding to the British House of Commons; the Lieutenant-Governor and Council constitute the Upper House. All legislative measures must be first considered and passed by both branches, and afterwards transmitted to the English Sovereign for the Royal Assent before becoming law. Mona from our Abode is daily seen, But with a wilderness of waves between; In a letter written from Bootle to Sir George Beaumont on the 28th August 1811, Wordsworth says:--