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Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Dorothy Wordsworth
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Wednesday.--
...
I
walked
to
the
lake-side
in
the
morning,
took
up
plants,
and
sate
upon
a
stone
reading
ballads.
In
the
evening
I
was
watering
plants,
when
Mr.
and
Miss
Simpson
called,
and
I
accompanied
them
home,
and
we
went
to
the
waterfall
at
the
head
of
the
valley.
It
was
very
interesting
in
the
twilight.
I
brought
home
lemon-thyme,
and
several
other
plants,
and
planted
them
by
moonlight.
I
lingered
out
of
doors
in
the
hope
of
hearing
my
brother's
tread.
Thursday.--I
sate
out
of
doors
great
part
of
the
day,
and
worked
in
the
garden.
Had
a
letter
from
Mr.
Jackson,
and
wrote
an
answer
to
Coleridge.
The
little
birds
busy
making
love,
and
pecking
the
blossoms
and
bits
of
moss
off
the
trees.
They
flutter
about
and
about,
and
beneath
the
trees
as
I
lie
under
them.[20]
I
would
not
go
far
from
home,
expecting
my
brother.
I
rambled
on
the
hill
above
the
house,
gathered
wild
thyme,
and
took
up
roots
of
wild
columbine.
Just
as
I
was
returning
with
my
load,
Mr.
and
Miss
Simpson
called.
We
went
again
upon
the
hill,
got
more
plants,
set
them,
and
then
went
to
the
blind
man's,
for
London
Pride
for
Miss
Simpson.
I
went
up
with
them
as
far
as
the
blacksmith's,
a
fine
lovely
moonlight
night.
[Footnote
20:
Compare
The
Green
Linnet,
in
the
"Poetical
Works,"
vol.
ii.
p.
367.--ED.]
Friday.--Sate
out
of
doors
reading
the
whole
afternoon,
but
in
the
morning
I
wrote
to
my
aunt
Cookson.
In
the
evening
I
went
to
Ambleside
with
Coleridge's
letter.
It
was
a
lovely
night
as
the
day
had
been.
I
went
by
Loughrigg
and
Clappersgate
and
just
met
the
post
at
the
turnpike.
He
told
me
there
were
two
letters
but
none
for
me,
so
I
was
in
no
hurry
and
went
round
again
by
Clappersgate,
crossed
the
stepping-stones
and
entered
Ambleside
at
Matthew
Harrison's.
A
letter
from
Jack
Hutchinson,
and
one
from
Montagu,
enclosing
a
£3
note.
No
William!
I
slackened
my
pace
as
I
came
near
home,
fearing
to
hear
that
he
was
not
come.
I
listened
till
after
one
o'clock
to
every
barking
dog,
cock-fighting,
and
other
sports.
Foxgloves
just
coming
into
blossom.
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