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Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Dorothy Wordsworth
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Monday,
10th
May.--A
fine
clear
morning,
but
coldish.
William
is
still
at
work,
though
it
is
past
ten
o'clock;
he
will
be
tired
out,
I
am
sure.
My
heart
fails
in
me.
He
worked
a
little
at
odd
things,
but
after
dinner
he
gave
over.
An
affecting
letter
from
Mary
H.
We
sate
in
the
orchard
before
dinner....
I
wrote
to
Mary
H....
I
wrote
to
Coleridge,
sent
off
reviews
and
poems.
Went
to
bed
at
twelve
o'clock.
William
did
not
sleep
till
three
o'clock.
Tuesday,
11th
May.--A
cool
air.
William
finished
the
stanzas
about
C.
and
himself.
He
did
not
go
out
to-day.
Miss
Simpson
came
in
to
tea,
which
was
lucky
enough,
for
it
interrupted
his
labours.
I
walked
with
her
to
Rydale.
The
evening
cool;
the
moon
only
now
and
then
to
be
seen;
the
lake
purple
as
we
went;
primroses
still
in
abundance.
William
did
not
meet
me.
He
completely
finished
his
poem,
I
finished
Derwent's
frocks.
We
went
to
bed
at
twelve
o'clock....
Wednesday,
12th
May.--A
sunshiny,
but
coldish
morning.
We
walked
into
Easedale....
We
brought
home
heckberry
blossom,
crab
blossom,
the
anemone
nemorosa,
marsh
marigold,
speedwell,--that
beautiful
blue
one,
the
colour
of
the
blue-stone
or
glass
used
in
jewellery--with
the
beautiful
pearl-like
chives.
Anemones
are
in
abundance,
and
still
the
dear
dear
primroses,
violets
in
beds,
pansies
in
abundance,
and
the
little
celandine.
I
pulled
a
bunch
of
the
taller
celandine.
Butterflies
of
all
colours.
I
often
see
some
small
ones
of
a
pale
purple
lilac,
or
emperor's
eye
colour,
something
of
the
colour
of
that
large
geranium
which
grows
by
the
lake
side....
William
pulled
ivy
with
beautiful
berries.
I
put
it
over
the
chimney-piece.
Sate
in
the
orchard
the
hour
before
dinner,
coldish....
In
the
evening
we
were
sitting
at
the
table
writing,
when
we
were
roused
by
Coleridge's
voice
below.
He
had
walked;
looked
palish,
but
was
not
much
tired.
We
sate
up
till
one
o'clock,
all
together,
then
William
went
to
bed,
and
I
sate
with
C.
in
the
sitting-room
(where
he
slept)
till
a
quarter
past
two
o'clock.
Wrote
to
M.
H.
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