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"She dwelt among the untrodden ways"
Composed 1799.—Published 1800
One of the "Poems founded on the Affections." In the edition of 1800 it is entitled Song.—Ed.
The Poem
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| She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove, A Maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love: A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye! —Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky. She lived unknown, and few could know When Lucy ceased to be; But she is in her grave, and, oh, The difference to me! [Contents] | [1] [2] | 5 10 |