Volume 6 of an eight-volume collection of William Wordsworth's poetry, edited by William Knight. It gathers poems from 1814–1816, including 'Laodamia', 'Yarrow Visited', and odes on public occasions. Worth listening for Wordsworth's mature lyrical voice and his reflections on nature, memory, and history.
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Opening of the book
THE POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH VOL. VI THE POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH EDITED BY WILLIAM KNIGHT VOL. VI
London
MACMILLAN AND CO., Ltd.
NEW YORK: MACMILLAN & CO.
1896
CONTENTS
1814
PAGE
Laodamia
1
Memorials of a Tour in Scotland—
The Brownie's Cell
16
Composed at Cora Linn, in sight of Wallace's Tower
26
Effusion, in the Pleasure-Ground on the Banks of the
Bran, near Dunkeld
28
"From the dark chambers of dejection freed"
33
Yarrow Visited
35
Lines written on a blank leaf in a copy of the author's poem
The Excursion, upon hearing of the death of the late Vicar of
Kendal
40
1815
PAGE Dedication to the White Doe of Rylstone 42 Artegal and Elidure 45 To B.R. Haydon 61 November 1 63 September, 1815 64 "The fairest, brightest, hues of ether fade" 65 "Weak is the will of Man, his judgment blind" 67 "Hail, Twilight, sovereign of one peaceful hour!" 67 "The Shepherd, looking eastward, softly said" 68 "Even as a dragon's eye that feels the stress" 69 "Mark the concentred hazels that enclose" 71 "Surprised by joy—impatient as the Wind" 72 1816 PAGE Ode. The Morning of the Day appointed for a General Thanksgiving. January 18, 1816 74 Ode 88 Invocation to the Earth 95 Ode 96 Ode 104 The French Army in Russia, 1812-13 107 On the Same Occasion 109 Siege of Vienna raised by John Sobieski 110 Occasioned by the Battle of Waterloo 111 Occasioned by the Battle of Waterloo 112 "Emperors and Kings, how oft have temples rung" 113 Feelings of a French Royalist, on the Disinterment of the
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