selves to as many masters as may be counted on the fingers of one hand is as much as can really be accomplished in a lifetime." From the Memoirs of the Poet, and the critical notes in the third volume of his Prose Works, I have taken much of the material herein contained. To the excellent edition of the poems of Wordsworth by Professor Knight, I am indebted for the notes from hitherto unpublished Journals. To the late Mrs. William Wordsworth, of the Stepping Stones, Ambleside, whose sickness and death saddened my last visit to the Lakes, I am indebted for both information and encouragement. Of the dates at the head of each poem, the first refers to the year of composition, the second to the year of publication. This work will be followed by The Excursion and The White Doe of Rylstone. BROOKLINE, Mass., A. J. G. NOTE TO SECOND EDITION. THE "Reverie of Poor Susan," which was by mistake omitted from the first edition, will be found upon page 296. A. J. G. CONTENTS. LYRICS, BALLADS, AND ODES; NARRATIVE, REFLEC- PAGE Incident Characteristic of a Favorite Dog Tribute to the Memory of the Same Dog. "When, to the attractions of a busy world ". Elegiac Stanzas Suggested by a Picture of Peele Castle 188 190 193 194 197 198 211 To the Lady Fleming Written after the Death of Charles Lamb Extempore Effusion upon the Death of James Hogg Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 299 |