Note I

Wordsworth's Poetical Works Volume 3: Appendix

Edited by William Knight

1896

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"Poems on the Naming of Places

When, to the attractions of the busy world...

The following variants occur in a MS. Book containing Yew Trees, Artegal and Elidure, Laodamia, Black Comb, etc.—Ed.

When from the restlessness of crowded life
Back to my native vales I turned, and fixed
My habitation in this peaceful spot,
Sharp season was it of continuous storm
In deepest winter; and, from week to week,
Pathway, and lane, and public way were clogged
With frequent showers of snow ...

When first attracted by this happy Vale
Hither I came, among old Shepherd Swains
To fix my habitation,'t was a time
Of deepest winter, and from week to week
Pathway, and lane, and public way were clogged

When to the cares and pleasures of the world

attractions of the busy world

Preferring ease and liberty I chose

peace and liberty I chose

studious leisure I had chosen

A habitation in this peaceful vale

Sharp season was it of continuous storm

followed by continuous storm

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