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Here, in safe covert, on the shallow snow, And, sometimes, on a speck of visible earth, The redbreast near me hopped; nor was I loth 15 To sympathise with vulgar coppice birds That, for protection from the nipping blast, Hither repaired.  A single beech tree grew Within this grove of firs! HERE IN SAFE COVERT ON THE SHALLOW SNOW AND SOMETIMES ON A SPECK OF VISIBLE EARTH THE REDBREAST NEAR ME HOPPED NOR WAS I LOATH TO SYMPATHIZE WITH VULGAR COPPICE BIRDS THAT FOR PROTECTION FROM THE NIPPING BLAST HITHER REPAIRED A SINGLE BEECH TREE GREW WITHIN THIS GROVE OF FIRS
lfourd, vol. ii. pp. 233, 234.)--Ed. * * * * * "WHEN, TO THE ATTRACTIONS OF THE BUSY WORLD" Composed 1800 to 1805.--Published 1815 [The grove still exists; but the plantation has been walled in, and is not so accessible as when my brother John wore the path in the manner here described. The grove was a favourite haunt with us all while we lived at Town-end.--I. F.] This was No. VI. of the "Poems on the Naming of Places." For several suggested changes in MS. see Appendix I. p. 385.--Ed. When, to the attractions of the busy world, Preferring studious leisure, I had chosen A habitation in this peaceful Vale, Sharp season followed of continual storm In deepest winter; and, from week to week, 5 Pathway, and lane, and public road, were clogged With frequent showers of snow. Upon a hill At a short distance from my cottage, stands A stately Fir-grove, whither I was wont To hasten, for I found, beneath the roof 10 Of that perennial shade, a cloistral place Of refuge, with an unincumbered floor.  WHEN TO THE ATTRACTIONS OF THE BUSY WORLD BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH READ FOR LIBER BOXT DOT ORG BY FUNKEY PH D WHEN TO THE ATTRACTIONS OF THE BUSY WORLD PREFERRING STUDIOUS LEISURE I HAD CHOSEN A HABITATION IN THIS PEACEFUL VALE SHARP SEASON FOLLOWED OF CONTINUAL STORM AND DEEPEST WINTER AND FROM WEEK TO WEEK PATHWAY AND LANE AND PUBLIC ROAD WERE CLOGGED WITH FREQUENT SHOWERS OF SNOW UPON A HILL AT A SHORT DISTANCE FROM MY COTTAGE STANDS A STATELY FIR GROVE WHITHER I WAS WONT TO HASTEN FOR I FOUND BENEATH THE ROOF OF THAT PERENNIAL SHADE A CLOISTRAL PLACE OF REFUGE WITH AN UNENCUMBERED FLOOR
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