Volume 5 of 8 of Wordsworth's Poetical Works centres on The Excursion, a long meditative poem in blank verse first published in 1814. Across its books, a Wanderer, a Solitary and a Pastor reflect on nature, sorrow, faith and rural life. It rewards readers with slow, reflective verse and Wordsworth's feeling for landscape and consolation.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
THE POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH VOL. V Printed by Wittmann Paris THE POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH EDITED BY WILLIAM KNIGHT VOL. V London MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD. NEW YORK: MACMILLAN & CO. 1896 All rights reserved
CONTENTS
PAGE
THE EXCURSION—
PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1814
20
BOOK FIRST—THE WANDERER
26
BOOK SECOND—THE SOLITARY
67
BOOK THIRD—DESPONDENCY
105
BOOK FOURTH—DESPONDENCY CORRECTED
142
BOOK FIFTH—THE PASTOR
195
BOOK SIXTH—THE CHURCH-YARD AMONG THE MOUNTAINS
235
BOOK SEVENTH—THE CHURCH-YARD AMONG THE MOUNTAINS—Continued
283
BOOK EIGHTH—THE PARSONAGE
326
BOOK NINTH—DISCOURSE OF THE WANDERER, AND AN EVENING VISIT TO
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