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Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Dorothy Wordsworth
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[Footnote
18:
I
think
that
this
name
was
given
to
a
bit
of
the
valley
to
the
north-east
of
Grasmere
village;
but
Mr.
Gordon
Wordsworth's
opinion
is
that
"'The
Black
Quarter'
was
simply
the
family
nickname
for
Easedale.
The
phrase
seems
to
disappear
from
the
Journals
as
they
got
more
accustomed
to
local
names.
It
is
an
excellent
description
of
the
usual
appearance
of
these
fells,
and
makes
a
contrast
to
the
name
of
the
White
Moss,
which
lay
behind
Dove
Cottage;
as
Easedale
lay
in
front,
and
was
equally
in
their
thoughts."--ED.]
Tuesday
Morning.--A
fine
mild
rain....
Everything
green
and
overflowing
with
life,
and
the
streams
making
a
perpetual
song,
with
the
thrushes,
and
all
little
birds,
not
forgetting
the
stone-chats.
The
post
was
not
come
in.
I
walked
as
far
as
Windermere,
and
met
him
there.
Saturday,
May
24th.--Walked
in
the
morning
to
Ambleside.
I
found
a
letter
from
Wm.
and
one
from
Mary
Hutchinson.
Wrote
to
William
after
dinner,
worked
in
the
garden,
sate
in
the
evening
under
the
trees.
Sunday.--
...
Read
Macbeth
in
the
morning;
sate
under
the
trees
after
dinner....
I
wrote
to
my
brother
Christopher....
On
my
return
found
a
letter
from
Coleridge
and
from
Charles
Lloyd,
and
three
papers.
Monday,
May
26th.--
...
Wrote
letters
to
J.
H.,
Coleridge,
Col.
Ll.,
and
W.
I
walked
towards
Rydale,
and
turned
aside
at
my
favourite
field.
The
air
and
the
lake
were
still.
One
cottage
light
in
the
vale,
and
so
much
of
day
left
that
I
could
distinguish
objects,
the
woods,
trees,
and
houses.
Two
or
three
different
kinds
of
birds
sang
at
intervals
on
the
opposite
shore.
I
sate
till
I
could
hardly
drag
myself
away,
I
grew
so
sad.
"When
pleasant
thoughts,"
etc.[19]...
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