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Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Dorothy Wordsworth
91
Wednesday,
27th.--A
beautiful
mild
morning;
the
sun
shone;
the
lake
was
still,
and
all
the
shores
reflected
in
it.
I
finished
my
letter
to
Mary.
Wm.
wrote
to
Stuart.
I
copied
sonnets
for
him.
Mr.
Olliff
called
and
asked
us
to
tea
to-morrow.
We
stayed
in
the
house
till
the
sun
shone
more
dimly
and
we
thought
the
afternoon
was
closing
in,
but
though
the
calmness
of
the
Lake
was
gone
with
the
bright
sunshine,
yet
it
was
delightfully
pleasant.
We
found
no
letter
from
Coleridge.
One
from
Sara
which
we
sate
upon
the
wall
to
read;
a
sweet
long
letter,
with
a
most
interesting
account
of
Mr.
Patrick.
We
cooked
no
dinner.
Sate
a
while
by
the
fire,
and
then
drank
tea
at
Frank
Raty's.
As
we
went
past
the
Nab
I
was
surprised
to
see
the
youngest
child
amongst
them
running
about
by
itself,
with
a
canny
round
fat
face,
and
rosy
cheeks.
I
called
in.
They
gave
me
some
nuts.
Everybody
surprised
that
we
should
come
over
Grisdale.
Paid
£1:
3:
3
for
letters
come
since
December
1st.
Paid
also
about
8
shillings
at
Penrith.
The
bees
were
humming
about
the
hive.
William
raked
a
few
stones
off
the
garden,
his
first
garden
labour
this
year.
I
cut
the
shrubs.
When
we
returned
from
Frank's,
Wm.
wasted
his
mind
in
the
Magazines.
I
wrote
to
Coleridge,
and
Mrs.
C.,
closed
the
letters
up
to
Samson.
Then
we
sate
by
the
fire,
and
were
happy,
only
our
tender
thoughts
became
painful.[47]
Went
to
bed
at
1/2
past
11.
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