Composed 1799.--Published 1800
One of the "Poems founded on the Affections." In the edition of 1800 it is entitled 'Song'.--Ed.
She dwelt among the untrodden ways
Beside the springs of Dove,
A Maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love: [1] A violet by a mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye!
--Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky.
She lived [2] unknown, and few could know
When Lucy ceased to be;
But she is in her grave, and, oh,
The difference to me!
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VARIANTS ON THE TEXT
[Variant 1:1800.
A very few ... 1802.
The text of the edition of 1805 returns to that of 1800.]
[Variant 2:
The word "lived" was italicised in the edition of 1800 only.]
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ClassicsThe poetical works of William Wordsworth, edited by William Knight.
