The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 6 (of 8)

by William Wordsworth

But fill the hollow vale with joy![EU]

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VARIANTS:

[429] 1827.

1820.

To the Rev. Dr. W——.

[430] The date, 1820, was first inserted in the edition of 1837.

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FOOTNOTES:

[ER] In the first edition of 1820, this dedicatory poem is not placed at the beginning of the series, but between the lines Composed at Cora Linn, and Repentance. The whole volume, however,—including many other poems besides those on the Duddon, and the Topographical Description of the Country of the Lakes in the North of England—is dedicated thus, "To the Rev. Christopher Wordsworth, D.D., etc. etc., these sonnets called forth by one of the most beautiful streams of his native county, are respectfully inscribed, by his affectionate brother, William Wordsworth."—Ed.