The first of eight volumes of William Wordsworth's collected poetry, edited by William Knight in 1896. It gathers early poems and lyrical pieces on nature, memory, and rural life, including 'We are Seven' and 'Lines written in Early Spring'. Worth listening for its gentle reflections and plain language.
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Opening of the book
original title-page Wordsworth's Poetical Works volume 1 edited by William Knight 1896 Table of Contents • Preface • Extract from the Conclusion of a Poem, composed in
Anticipation of leaving School
• Written in very Early Youth
• An Evening Walk
• Lines written while Sailing in a Boat at Evening
• Remembrance of Collins
• Descriptive Sketches taken during a Pedestrian Tour among the
Alps
• Guilt and Sorrow; or, Incidents upon Salisbury Plain
• Lines left upon a Seat in a Yew-tree, which stands near the lake of Esthwaite, on a desolate part of the shore, commanding a beautiful prospect