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PDFNor seldom, if I rightly guess, while Thou,
Muttering the verses which I muttered first
Among the mountains, through the midnight watch 100
Art pacing thoughtfully [14] the vessel’s deck
In some far region, here, while o’er my head,
At every impulse of the moving breeze,
The fir-grove murmurs with a sea-like sound, [B]
Alone I tread this path;—for aught I know, 105
Timing my steps to thine; and, with a store
Of undistinguishable sympathies,
Mingling most earnest wishes for the day
When we, and others whom we love, shall meet
A second time, in Grasmere’s happy Vale. 110
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VARIANTS ON THE TEXT
[Variant 1:
1836.
... between ... 1815.]
[Variant 2:
1836.
And, baffled thus, before the storm relaxed,
I ceased that Shelter to frequent,—1815.
... the shelter ... 1827.]
[Variant 3:
1827.
Much wondering at my own simplicity
How I could e’er have made a fruitless
search 1815.]
[Variant 4:
... At the sight Conviction also flashed upon my mind That this same path (within the shady grove Begun and ended) by my Brother’s steps Had been impressed.—...
These additional lines appeared only in 1815 and 1820.]
[Variant 5:
1845.
... To sojourn a short while
Beneath my roof He from the barren seas
Had newly come—a cherished
Visitant! 1815.
... To abide, For an allotted interval of ease, Beneath my cottage roof, had newly come From the wild sea a cherished Visitant; 1827.
Beneath my cottage roof, had gladly come 1840.
... had meanwhile come C. [a]]
[Variant 6: This and the previous line were added in 1827.]
[Variant 7:
1827.
And much did it delight me to perceive 1815.]
[Variant 8:
1827.
A heart more wakeful; that, more both
to part
From place so lovely, he had worn the
track 1815.]
[Variant 9:
1845.
With which the Sailor measures ... 1815.]
[Variant 10:
1845.
While she is travelling ... 1815.]
[Variant 11:
1836.
... minds were fashioned;... 1815.]
[Variant 12:
1827.
... art gone;
And now I call the path-way by thy name,
And love the fir-grove 1815.]
[Variant 13:
1827.
... placid ... 1815.]
[Variant 14:
