[455] This volume is dedicated “To her Most Sacred Majesty, Victoria.”—Ed.
[456] Frequently republished. After 1851 The Prelude was included. The edition of 1869 has “nine additional poems,” dated 1846. All the editions which I have seen contain an engraving by Mr. Finden from the bust of Wordsworth by Chantrey—the original of which is at Coleorton Hall—and a picture of Rydal Mount engraved by Mr. House after Finden. Professor Dowden tells us that, in some later editions “the Pickersgill portrait, engraved by J. Skelton, replaces Chantrey’s bust.” In this edition, as in that of 1815, Wordsworth gave dates to his poems.—Ed.
[457] Volumes I. and II. are dated 1849, and Volumes III.-VI. 1850. The Excursion formed the sixth volume. It was reprinted separately in 1851, 1853, and 1857.—Ed.
II
EDITIONS OF THE POEMS, AND OF SELECTIONS FROM THEM, PUBLISHED AFTER THE POET’S DEATH.
1
1850. The Prelude, or Growth of a Poet’s Mind; an Autobiographical Poem; by William Wordsworth. London: Edward Moxon, Dover Street. Demy 8vo.
2
1851. The Prelude, or Growth of a Poet’s Mind; an Autobiographical Poem; By William Wordsworth. Second Edition. London: Edward Moxon, Dover Street. Fcap. 8vo.