The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 2 (of 8)

by William Wordsworth

In 1827 the poem began thus:

Stranger! this shapeless heap of stones and earth Is the last relic of St. Herbert's Cell. Here stood his threshold; here was spread the roof That sheltered him, a self-secluded Man,

1827

Stranger! this shapeless heap of stones and earth
Is the last relic of St. Herbert's Cell.
Here stood his threshold; here was spread the roof
That sheltered him, a self-secluded Man,

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[Footnote A:]

Compare the last stanza of "Strange fits of passion have I known," p. 79 of this volume.—Ed.

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