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Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Dorothy Wordsworth
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[Footnote
31:
Compare
Resolution
and
Independence,
in
the
"Poetical
Works,"
vol.
ii.
p.
312.--ED.]
Saturday,
4th
October
1800.--A
very
rainy,
or
rather
showery
and
gusty,
morning;
for
often
the
sun
shines.
Thomas
Ashburner
could
not
go
to
Keswick.
Read
a
part
of
Lamb's
Play.[32]
The
language
is
often
very
beautiful,
but
too
imitative
in
particular
phrases,
words,
etc.
The
characters,
except
Margaret,
unintelligible,
and,
except
Margaret's,
do
not
show
themselves
in
action.
Coleridge
came
in
while
we
were
at
dinner,
very
wet.
We
talked
till
twelve
o'clock.
He
had
sate
up
all
the
night
before,
writing
essays
for
the
newspaper....
Exceedingly
delighted
with
the
second
part
of
Christabel.
[Footnote
32:
Pride's
Cure.
The
title
was
afterwards
changed
to
John
Woodvill.--ED.]
Sunday
Morning,
5th
October.--Coleridge
read
Christabel
a
second
time;
we
had
increasing
pleasure.
A
delicious
morning.
Wm.
and
I
were
employed
all
the
morning
in
writing
an
addition
to
the
Preface.
Wm.
went
to
bed,
very
ill
after
working
after
dinner.
Coleridge
and
I
walked
to
Ambleside
after
dark
with
the
letter.
Returned
to
tea
at
9
o'clock.
Wm.
still
in
bed,
and
very
ill.
Silver
How
in
both
lakes.
Monday.--A
rainy
day.
Coleridge
intending
to
go,
but
did
not
go
off.
We
walked
after
dinner
to
Rydale.
After
tea
read
The
Pedlar.
Determined
not
to
print
Christabel
with
the
L.
B.
Tuesday.--Coleridge
went
off
at
eleven
o'clock.
I
went
as
far
as
Mr.
Simpson's.
Returned
with
Mary.
Wednesday.--Frequent
threatening
of
showers.
Received
a
£5
note
from
Montagu.
Wm.
walked
to
Rydale.
I
copied
a
part
of
The
Beggars
in
the
morning....
A
very
mild
moonlight
night.
Glow-worms
everywhere.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
