O dearer far than light and life are dear,
addressed to Mrs. Wordsworth in 1824.—Ed.
[AX] Napoleon escaped from Elba in February 1815.—Ed.
[AY] The Allied Sovereigns declared against Napoleon, March 1815.—Ed.
[AZ] Wellington took the command in April 1815.—Ed.
[BA] Napoleon's power being finally broken at Waterloo.—Ed.
[BB] From Grasmere Church, over Rydal Mere.—Ed.
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Composed 1816.—Published 1816