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Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Dorothy Wordsworth
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Beyond
we
had
the
same
intricate
view
as
before,
and
could
discover
Dumbarton
rock
with
its
double
head.
There
being
a
mist
over
it,
it
had
a
ghost-like
appearance--as
I
observed
to
William
and
Coleridge,
something
like
the
Tor
of
Glastonbury
from
the
Dorsetshire
hills.
Right
before
us,
on
the
flat
island
mentioned
before,
were
several
small
single
trees
or
shrubs,
growing
at
different
distances
from
each
other,
close
to
the
shore,
but
some
optical
delusion
had
detached
them
from
the
land
on
which
they
stood,
and
they
had
the
appearance
of
so
many
little
vessels
sailing
along
the
coast
of
it.
I
mention
the
circumstance,
because,
with
the
ghostly
image
of
Dumbarton
Castle,
and
the
ambiguous
ruin
on
the
small
island,
it
was
much
in
the
character
of
the
scene,
which
was
throughout
magical
and
enchanting--a
new
world
in
its
great
permanent
outline
and
composition,
and
changing
at
every
moment
in
every
part
of
it
by
the
effect
of
sun
and
wind,
and
mist
and
shower
and
cloud,
and
the
blending
lights
and
deep
shades
which
took
the
place
of
each
other,
traversing
the
lake
in
every
direction.
The
whole
was
indeed
a
strange
mixture
of
soothing
and
restless
images,
of
images
inviting
to
rest,
and
others
hurrying
the
fancy
away
into
an
activity
still
more
pleasing
than
repose.
Yet,
intricate
and
homeless,
that
is,
without
lasting
abiding-place
for
the
mind,
as
the
prospect
was,
there
was
no
perplexity;
we
had
still
a
guide
to
lead
us
forward.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
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Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
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