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The Prelude of 1805 in Thirteen Books

By: William Wordsworth

...and the Alps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Book Seventh Residence in London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Book Eighth Retrosp... ...ospect: Love of Nature Leading to Love of Mankind . 126 Book Ninth Residence in France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Book Tenth Reside... ...in France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Book Tenth Residence in France and French Revolution . . . . . . . . . 176 Book Eleventh Imagi... ...is true, 620 By chance collisions and quaint accidents Like those ill sorted unions, work suppos’d Of evil minded fairies, yet not vain Nor profitless,... ...ge 35 Delighted through the motley spectacle: Gowns grave or gaudy, doctors, students, streets, 30 Lamps, gateways, flocks of churches, courts and towe... ...urer’s room 60 All studded round, as thick as chairs could stand, With loyal students faithful to their books, Half and half idlers, hardy recusants, ... ...hat excursion, soon I bade Farewell for ever to the private bowers Of gowned students—quitted these, no more 60 To enter them, and pitched my vagrant ... ... Thirteenth Conclusion IN one of these excursions, travelling then 4 Through Wales on foot and with a youthful friend, I left Bethkelet’s huts at couc... ...lace, Tarrying in pleasant nooks, wherever found, Through England or through Wales. A youth—he bore 350 The name of Calvert; it shall live, if words O...

...Excerpt: Book First; Introduction -- Childhood and School-time -- OH, there is blessing in this gentle breeze, That blows from the green fields and from the clouds And from the sky; it beats against my cheek, And seems half conscious of the joy it gives. O welcome messenger! O welcome friend! A captive greets th...

...idence at Cambridge, 34 -- Book Fourth Summer Vacation, 53 -- Book Fifth Books, 67 -- Book Sixth Cambridge and the Alps, 85 -- Book Seventh Residence in London, 105 -- Book Eighth Retrospect: Love of Nature Leading to Love of Mankind, 126 -- Book Ninth Residence in France, 150 -- Book Tenth Residence in France and French Revolution, 176 -- Book Eleventh Imagination, How Im...

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