FIRST PUBLISHED. To the Pennsylvanians, "Days undefiled by "Young England! what has then become of 1845 1845 1845. 1845. "If thou indeed derive thy light from Heaven," 1845 Sonnet, "Though the bold wings of Poesy affect," 1845 1846. 1846. 1846. 1846. "I know an aged Man constrained to dwell," Sonnet, To Lucca Giordano. "Giordano, 1850 1850 1850 Sonnet, "Who but is pleased to watch the 1850 1846. Sonnet, "Where lies the truth? has Man in Sonnet, Illustrated Books and Newspapers, Sonnet, To an Octogenarian, "Affections lose Sonnet, "Why should we weep or mourn, Angelic In edition 1849-50. On the banks of a rocky stream. WORDSWORTH'S POETICAL WORKS. EXTRACT FROM THE CONCLUSION OF A POEM, COMPOSED IN ANTICIPATION OF LEAVING SCHOOL. In edd., 1815 to 1832, the title is "Composed upon leaving school." It was written at Hawkshead. [The image with which this poem concludes, suggested itself to me while I was resting in a boat along with my companions under the shade of a magnificent row of sycamores, which then extended their branches from the shore of the promontory upon which stands the ancient, and at that time, the more picturesque Hall of Coniston, the seat of the Le Flemings from very early times. The poem of which it was the conclusion, was of many hundred lines, and contained thoughts and images, most of which have been dispersed through my other writings.] DEAR native regions, I foretell, From what I feel at this farewell, That, wheresoe'er my steps may tend, If in that hour a single tie Survive of local sympathy, My soul will cast the backward view, The longing look alone on you. Thus, while the Sun sinks down to rest Far in the regions of the west, 1 Though to the vale no parting beam WRITTEN IN VERY EARLY YOUTH. Comp. 1786. (?) Pub. 1807. A CALM is all nature as a resting wheel. The kine are couched upon the dewy grass; On the dear mountain-tops where first he rose. 1820. 1845 Is hushed, am I at rest. My Friends! restrain Those busy cares that would allay my pain; Oh! leave me to myself, nor let me feel The officious touch that makes me droop again. "An Evening The title of this poem, as first published in 1793, was Walk, An epistle in verse, addressed to a young lady from the lakes of the North of England, by W. Wordsworth, B.A., of St John's, Cambridge." Extracts from it were published in all the collective editions of the poems from 1815 onwards, under the general title of "Juvenile Pieces," or "Poems written in Youth." The following prefatory note occurs in the editions 1820 to 1832. "The poems in this class are reprinted with some unimportant alterations that were made very soon after their publication. It would have been easy to amend them in many passages, both as to sentiment and expression, and I have not been altogether able to resist the temptation; but attempts of this kind are made at the risk of injuring their characteristic features, which, after all, will be regarded as the principal recommendations of juvenile poems." To this, Wordsworth added, in 1836, "The above, which was written sometime ago, scarcely applies to the poem, 'Descriptive Sketches,' as it now stands. The corrections, though numerous, are not however such as to prevent its retaining with propriety a place in the class of Juvenile Pieces." The following is the note on this poem, dictated to Miss Fenwick.-ED. [The young Lady to whom this was addressed was my Sister. It was composed at school, and during my first two College vacations. There is not an image in it which I have not observed; and, now in my seventy-third year, I recollect the time and place, when most of them were noticed. I will confine myself to one instance: "Waving his hat, the shepherd from the vale The dog loud barking, 'mid the glittering rocks, Hunts, where his master points, the intercepted flocks." I was an eye-witness of this for the first time while crossing the Pass of Dunmail Raise. Upon second thought, I will mention another image: "And, fronting the bright west, yon oak entwines Its darkening boughs and leaves, in stronger lines." |