Poor creature, it must be
That thou hast lost thy mother, and 'tis that which troubles thee.
That thou hast lost thy mother, and 'tis that which troubles thee.
William Wordsworth
.
.
1800.
]
[Variant 5:
1802.
. . . are . . . 1800. ]
[Variant 6:
1800.
. . .
Poor creature, it must be
That thou hast lost thy mother, and 'tis that which troubles thee.
MS. ]
[Variant 7:
1802.
. . . the raven in the sky,
He will not come to thee, our Cottage is hard by,
Night and day thou art safe as living thing can be,
Be happy then and rest, what is't that aileth thee? " 1800. ]
[Variant 8: _Italics_ first used in 1815. ]
[Variant 9: This word was _italicised_ from 1813 to 1832. ]
* * * * *
THE FARMER OF TILSBURY VALE
Composed 1800. --Published 1815 [A]
[The character of this man was described to me, and the incident upon
which the verses turn was told me, by Mr. Poole of Nether Stowey, with
whom I became acquainted through our common friend, S. T. Coleridge.
During my residence at Alfoxden, I used to see much of him, and had
frequent occasions to admire the course of his daily life, especially
his conduct to his labourers and poor neighbours; their virtues he
carefully encouraged, and weighed their faults in the scales of charity.
[Variant 5:
1802.
. . . are . . . 1800. ]
[Variant 6:
1800.
. . .
Poor creature, it must be
That thou hast lost thy mother, and 'tis that which troubles thee.
MS. ]
[Variant 7:
1802.
. . . the raven in the sky,
He will not come to thee, our Cottage is hard by,
Night and day thou art safe as living thing can be,
Be happy then and rest, what is't that aileth thee? " 1800. ]
[Variant 8: _Italics_ first used in 1815. ]
[Variant 9: This word was _italicised_ from 1813 to 1832. ]
* * * * *
THE FARMER OF TILSBURY VALE
Composed 1800. --Published 1815 [A]
[The character of this man was described to me, and the incident upon
which the verses turn was told me, by Mr. Poole of Nether Stowey, with
whom I became acquainted through our common friend, S. T. Coleridge.
During my residence at Alfoxden, I used to see much of him, and had
frequent occasions to admire the course of his daily life, especially
his conduct to his labourers and poor neighbours; their virtues he
carefully encouraged, and weighed their faults in the scales of charity.
