Monday Afternoon.—Walked to Windy Brow.
Tuesday.— ... Wm. and I walked along the Cockermouth road. He was altering his poems.
Wednesday.—Made the Windy Brow seat.
Thursday Morning.—Called at the Speddings. In the evening walked in the wood with W. Very very beautiful the moon.
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Sunday, 17th August.— ... William read us The Seven Sisters.
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Saturday, 23rd.—A very fine morning. Wm. was composing all the morning. I shelled peas, gathered beans, and worked in the garden till ½ past 12. Then walked with Wm. in the wood.... The gleams of sunshine, and the stirring trees, and gleaming boughs, cheerful lake, most delightful.... Wm. read Peter Bell and the poem of Joanna, beside the Rothay by the roadside.
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