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[Variant 6: This and the previous line were added in 1827.
[Variant 6: This and the previous line were added in 1827.
William Wordsworth
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[Variant 5:
1845.
. . . To sojourn a short while
Beneath my roof He from the barren seas
Had newly come--a cherished Visitant! 1815.
. . . To abide,
For an allotted interval of ease,
Beneath my cottage roof, had newly come
From the wild sea a cherished Visitant; 1827.
Beneath my cottage roof, had gladly come 1840.
. . . had meanwhile come C.
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[Variant 6: This and the previous line were added in 1827. ]
[Variant 7:
1827.
And much did it delight me to perceive 1815. ]
[Variant 8:
1827.
A heart more wakeful; that, more both to part
From place so lovely, he had worn the track 1815. ]
[Variant 9:
1845.
With which the Sailor measures . . . 1815. ]
[Variant 10:
1845.
While she is travelling . . . 1815. ]
[Variant 11:
1836.
[Variant 5:
1845.
. . . To sojourn a short while
Beneath my roof He from the barren seas
Had newly come--a cherished Visitant! 1815.
. . . To abide,
For an allotted interval of ease,
Beneath my cottage roof, had newly come
From the wild sea a cherished Visitant; 1827.
Beneath my cottage roof, had gladly come 1840.
. . . had meanwhile come C.
[a]]
[Variant 6: This and the previous line were added in 1827. ]
[Variant 7:
1827.
And much did it delight me to perceive 1815. ]
[Variant 8:
1827.
A heart more wakeful; that, more both to part
From place so lovely, he had worn the track 1815. ]
[Variant 9:
1845.
With which the Sailor measures . . . 1815. ]
[Variant 10:
1845.
While she is travelling . . . 1815. ]
[Variant 11:
1836.