Linenotes

Title] Dejection, &c., written April 4, 1802 M. P.

grand] dear Letter to Sotheby, July 19, 1802.

Than that which moulds yon clouds Letter, July 19, 1802.

cloud] clouds M. P., S. L.

moans] drones Letter, July 19, 1802, M. P.

by] with Letter, July 19, 1802.

[17-20]

om. Letter, July 19, 1802, M. P.

[21-8]

Quoted as illustrative of a 'Scholium' in Felix Farley's Journal, 1814.

stifled] stifling Letter, July 19, 1802.

Which] That Letter, July 19, 1802, F. F.

Between 24-7

This, William, well thou knowst
Is the sore evil which I dread the most
And oft'nest suffer. In this heartless mood
To other thoughts by yonder throstle woo'd
That pipes within the larch-tree, not unseen,
The larch, that pushes out in tassels green
Its bundled leafits, woo'd to mild delights
By all the tender sounds and gentle sights
Of this sweet primrose-month and vainly woo'd!
O dearest Poet in this heartless mood.

Letter, July 19, 1802.

O Edmund M. P.: O William Coleorton MS.: O dearest Lady in this heartless mood F. F.

by yon sweet throstle woo'd F. F.

on] at F. F.

peculiar] celestial F. F.

yellow green] yellow-green Letter, July 19, 1802, M. P.

blank] black Cottle, 1837.

[35-6]

Yon crescent moon that seems as if it grew
In its own starless, cloudless

F. F.

Between 36-7 A boat becalm'd! thy own sweet sky-canoe Letter, July 19, 1802: A boat becalm'd! a lovely sky-canoe M. P.

I see not feel M. P., Letter, July 19, 1802: I see . . . . they are F. F.

[45-6]

Quoted in the Gests of Maxilian, Jan. 1822, and Convention of Cintra, 1809, p. 135.

Lady] Wordsworth Letter, July 19, 1802: William Coleorton MS.: Edmund M. P., F. F. we receive but what we give Coleorton MS., F. F.

our] our M. P., F. F.

allowed] allow'd Letter, July 19, 1802, M. P.

potent] powerful Letter, July 19, 1802, F. F.

V] Stanza v is included in stanza iv in M. P.

What] What Letter, July 19, 1802.

exist] subsist F. F.

virtuous Lady] blameless Poet Letter, July 19, 1802: virtuous Edmund M. P. Joy, O belovéd, Joy that F. F.

om. Letter, July 19, 1802, M. P.: Life of our life the parent and the birth F. F. effluence] effulgence S. L. Corr. in Errata p. [xii], and in text by S. T. C. (MS.).

Lady] William Letter, July 19, 1802: Edmund M. P.: om. F. F.

Which] That Letter, July 19, 1802.

A new heaven and new earth F. F.

om. Letter, July 19, 1802: This is the strong voice, this the luminous cloud F. F.

We, we ourselves Letter,July 19, 1802, M. P.: Our inmost selves F. F.

flows] comes Letter, July 19, 1802. charms] glads F. F.

the echoes] an echo Letter, July 19, 1802.

After

Calm steadfast Spirit, guided from above,
O Wordsworth! friend of my devoutest choice,
Great son of genius! full of light and love
Thus, thus dost thou rejoice.
To thee do all things live from pole to pole,
Their life the eddying of thy living soul
Brother and friend of my devoutest choice
Thus may'st thou ever, evermore rejoice!

Letter, July 19, 1802.

Before Yes, dearest poet, yes Letter, July 19, 1802: Yes, dearest William! Yes! Coleorton MS. [Stanza v] Yes, dearest Edmund, yes M. P.

The time when Letter, Sept. 30, 1819.

This] The Letters, July 19, 1802, Sept. 30, 1819. I had a heart that dallied Letter to Southey, July 29, 1802.

For] When Biog. Lit., Letter, Sept. 30, 1819. twining] climbing Letters, July 19, 29, 1802, Biog. Lit.

[80-1]

Quoted in Biog. Lit., 1817, ii. 180.

fruits] fruit Letter, July 19, 1802.

But seared thoughts now Letter, Sept. 30, 1819.

care] car'd Letter, July 19, 1802.

In M. P. the words 'The sixth and seventh stanzas omitted' preceded three rows of four asterisks, lines 87-93 (quoted in Letter to Josiah Wedgwood, Oct. 20, 1802) being omitted. The Coleorton MS. ends with line 86.

think] think Letters, July 19, 29, 1802.

was] is Letter, Sept. 30, 1819. only] wisest Letters, July 19, 29, 1802.

Till] And Letters, July 19, 29, 1802.

habit] temper Letters, July 19, 29, Oct. 20, 1802.

[94-5]

Nay [O M. P.] wherefore did I let it haunt my mind
This dark distressful dream.

Letter, July 19, 1802.

you] it Letter, July 19, 1802, M. P.

That lute sent out! O thou wild storm without Letter, July 19, 1802. O Wind M. P.

who] that Letter, July 19, 1802.

With many groans from men Letter, July 19, 1802: With many groans of men M. P.

Again! but all that noise Letter, July 19, 1802.

And it has other sounds less fearful and less loud Letter, July 19, 1802.

Otway's self] thou thyself Letter, July 19, 1802: Edmund's self M. P.

lonesome] heath Letter, July 19, 1802.

bitter] utter Letter, July 19, 1802, M. P.

hear] hear Letter, July 19, 1802, M. P.

VIII] om. Letter, July 19, 1802.

but] and M. P.

her] him M. P.

her] his M. P.

watched] watch'd M. P.

she] he M. P.

After

And sing his lofty song and teach me to rejoice!
O Edmund, friend of my devoutest choice,
O rais'd from anxious dread and busy care,
By the immenseness of the good and fair
Which thou see'st everywhere,
Joy lifts thy spirit, joy attunes thy voice,
To thee do all things live from pole to pole,
Their life the eddying of thy living soul!
O simple Spirit, guided from above,
O lofty Poet, full of life and love,
Brother and Friend of my devoutest choice,
Thus may'st thou ever, evermore rejoice!

ΕΣΤΗΣΕ. M. P.

[Note.—For lines 7, 8, 11, 12 of this variant, vide ante, variant of lines 75 foll.]