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When, at the barren wall's unsheltered end,
Where long rails far into the lake extend,
Crowded the shortened herds, and beat the tides
With their quick tails, and lash'd their speckled sides; 1820. ]


[Variant 14:

1836.

And round the humming elm, a glimmering scene!
In the brown park, in flocks, the troubl'd deer 1793.

. . . in herds, . . . 1820. ]


[Variant 15:

1820.

When horses in the wall-girt intake stood,
Unshaded, eying far below, the flood,
Crouded behind the swain, in mute distress,
With forward neck the closing gate to press;
And long, with wistful gaze, his walk survey'd,
'Till dipp'd his pathway in the river shade; 1793. ]


[Variant 16:

1845.

--Then Quiet led me up the huddling rill,
Bright'ning with water-breaks the sombrous gill; 1793.
--Then, while I wandered up the huddling rill
Brightening with water-breaks the sombrous ghyll, 1820.

Then, while I wandered where the huddling rill
Brightens with water-breaks the sombrous ghyll, 1836. ]


[Variant 17:

1820.

To where, while thick above the branches close,
In dark-brown bason its wild waves repose,
Inverted shrubs, and moss of darkest green,
Cling from the rocks, with pale wood-weeds between;
Save that, atop, the subtle sunbeams shine,
On wither'd briars that o'er the craggs recline;
Sole light admitted here, a small cascade,
Illumes with sparkling foam the twilight shade.
Beyond, along the visto of the brook,
Where antique roots its bustling path o'erlook,
The eye reposes on a secret bridge
Half grey, half shagg'd with ivy to its ridge.
--Sweet rill, farewel! . . . 1793. ]


[Variant 18:

1845.

But see aloft the subtle sunbeams shine,
On withered briars that o'er the crags recline;
Thus beautiful! as if the sight displayed,
By its own sparkling foam that small cascade;
Inverted shrubs, with moss of gloomy green
Cling from the rocks, with pale wood-weeds between. C.

Inverted shrubs with pale wood weeds between
Cling from the moss-grown rocks, a darksome green,
Save where aloft the subtle sunbeams shine
And its own twilight softens the whole scene.
And sparkling as it foams a small cascade
Illumines from within the impervious shade
Below, right in the vista of the brook,
Where antique roots, etc.