... At the sight
Conviction also flashed upon my mind
That this same path (within the shady grove
Begun and ended) by my Brother's steps
Had been impressed.— ...

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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.[a]

... To sojourn a short while
Beneath my roof He from the barren seas
Had newly come—a cherished Visitant!

... To abide,
For an allotted interval of ease,
Beneath my cottage roof, had newly come
From the wild sea a cherished Visitant;

Beneath my cottage roof, had gladly come

... had meanwhile come

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[Variant 6:] This and the previous line were added in 1827.
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[Variant 7:]

1827
And much did it delight me to perceive 1815

And much did it delight me to perceive