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Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Dorothy Wordsworth
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Tuesday,
12th
October.--We
walked
with
Coleridge
to
Rydale.
Wednesday,
13th.--Set
forwards
with
him
towards
Keswick,
and
he
prevailed
us
to
go
on.
We
consented,
Mrs.
C.
not
being
at
home.
The
day
was
delightful....
Thursday,
14th.--We
went
in
the
evening
to
Calvert's.
Moonlight.
Stayed
supper.
Saturday,
16th.--Came
home,
Mary
and
I.
William
returned
to
Coleridge
before
we
reached
Nadel
Fell.
Mary
and
I
had
a
pleasant
walk.
The
day
was
very
bright;
the
people
busy
getting
in
their
corn.
Reached
home
at
about
five
o'clock....
Sunday,
17th.--We
had
thirteen
of
our
neighbours
to
tea.
William
came
in
just
as
we
began
tea.
Saturday,
30th
October.--William
is
gone
to
Keswick.
Mary
went
with
him
to
the
top
of
the
Raise.
She
is
returned,
and
is
now
sitting
near
me
by
the
fire.
It
is
a
breathless,
grey
day,
that
leaves
the
golden
woods
of
autumn
quiet
in
their
own
tranquillity,
stately
and
beautiful
in
their
decaying.
The
lake
is
a
perfect
mirror.
William
met
Stoddart
at
the
bridge
at
the
foot
of
Legberthwaite
dale....
They
surprised
us
by
their
arrival
at
four
o'clock
in
the
afternoon....
After
tea,
S.
read
Chaucer
to
us.
Monday,
31st
October.[76]--
...
William
and
S.
went
to
Keswick.
Mary
and
I
walked
to
the
top
of
the
hill
and
looked
at
Rydale.
I
was
much
affected
when
I
stood
upon
the
second
bar
of
Sara's
gate.
The
lake
was
perfectly
still,
the
sun
shone
on
hill
and
vale,
the
distant
birch
trees
looked
like
large
golden
flowers.
Nothing
else
in
colour
was
distinct
and
separate,
but
all
the
beautiful
colours
seemed
to
be
melted
into
one
another,
and
joined
together
in
one
mass,
so
that
there
were
no
differences,
though
an
endless
variety,
when
one
tried
to
find
it
out.
The
fields
were
of
one
sober
yellow
brown....
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