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Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Dorothy Wordsworth
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We
parted
from
Coleridge
at
Sara's
crag,
after
having
looked
for
the
letters
which
C.
carved
in
the
morning.
I
missed
them
all.
William
deepened
the
X
with
C.'s
pen-knife.
We
sate
afterwards
on
the
wall,
seeing
the
sun
go
down,
and
the
reflections
in
the
still
water.
C.
looked
well,
and
parted
from
us
cheerfully,
hopping
upon
the
side
stones.
On
the
Raise
we
met
a
woman
with
two
little
girls,
one
in
her
arms,
the
other,
about
four
years
old,
walking
by
her
side,
a
pretty
little
thing,
but
half-starved....
Young
as
she
was,
she
walked
carefully
with
them.
Alas,
too
young
for
such
cares
and
such
travels.
The
mother,
when
we
accosted
her,
told
us
how
her
husband
had
left
her,
and
gone
off
with
another
woman,
and
how
she
"pursued"
them.
Then
her
fury
kindled,
and
her
eyes
rolled
about.
She
changed
again
to
tears.
She
was
a
Cockermouth
woman,
thirty
years
of
age--a
child
at
Cockermouth
when
I
was.
I
was
moved,
and
gave
her
a
shilling....
We
had
the
crescent
moon
with
the
"auld
moon
in
her
arms."
We
rested
often,
always
upon
the
bridges.
Reached
home
at
about
ten
o'clock....
We
went
soon
to
bed.
I
repeated
verses
to
William
while
he
was
in
bed;
he
was
soothed,
and
I
left
him.
"This
is
the
spot"
over
and
over
again.
Wednesday,
5th
May.--A
very
fine
morning,
rather
cooler
than
yesterday.
We
planted
three-fourths
of
the
bower.
I
made
bread.
We
sate
in
the
orchard.
The
thrush
sang
all
day,
as
he
always
sings.
I
wrote
to
the
Hutchinsons,
and
to
Coleridge.
Packed
off
Thalaba.
William
had
kept
off
work
till
near
bed-time,
when
we
returned
from
our
walk.
Then
he
began
again,
and
went
to
bed
very
nervous.
We
walked
in
the
twilight,
and
walked
till
night
came
on.
The
moon
had
the
old
moon
in
her
arms,
but
not
so
plain
to
be
seen
as
the
night
before.
When
we
went
to
bed
it
was
a
boat
without
the
circle.
I
read
The
Lover's
Complaint
to
William
in
bed,
and
left
him
composed.
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