To cross the bright
reflection
.
William Wordsworth
]
[Variant 10:
1836.
Meanwhile . . . 1809. ]
[Variant 11:
1845.
. . . while the distant hills 1809. ]
[Variant 12:
1827.
To cut across the image . . . 1809.
To cross the bright reflection . . . 1820. ]
[Variant 13:
1820.
That gleam'd upon the ice; and oftentimes 1809.
(This line occupied the place of lines 51-52 of the final text. )
That fled, and, flying still before me, gleamed
Upon the glassy plain; and oftentimes, 'The Prelude', 1850. ]
[Variant 14:
1809.
. . . as a dreamless sleep. 'The Prelude', 1850. ]
* * * * *
FOOTNOTES ON THE TEXT
[Footnote A: The title of the fragment, as it appeared in 'The Friend',
No. 19, (Dec.
[Variant 10:
1836.
Meanwhile . . . 1809. ]
[Variant 11:
1845.
. . . while the distant hills 1809. ]
[Variant 12:
1827.
To cut across the image . . . 1809.
To cross the bright reflection . . . 1820. ]
[Variant 13:
1820.
That gleam'd upon the ice; and oftentimes 1809.
(This line occupied the place of lines 51-52 of the final text. )
That fled, and, flying still before me, gleamed
Upon the glassy plain; and oftentimes, 'The Prelude', 1850. ]
[Variant 14:
1809.
. . . as a dreamless sleep. 'The Prelude', 1850. ]
* * * * *
FOOTNOTES ON THE TEXT
[Footnote A: The title of the fragment, as it appeared in 'The Friend',
No. 19, (Dec.
