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When thou hadst quitted Esthwaite's pleasant shore, And taken thy first leave of those green hills And rocks that were the play ground of thy youth, Year followed year, my Brother! WHEN THOU HADST QUITTED ESSUATEE'S PLEASANT SHORE AND TAKEN THY FIRST LEAVE OF THOSE GREEN HILLS AND ROCKS THAT WERE THE PLAYGROUND OF THY YOUTH YEAR FOLLOWED YEAR MY BROTHER
he the fields with verdure. Other haunts Meanwhile were mine; till, one bright April day, 45 By chance retiring from the glare of noon To this forsaken covert, there I found A hoary pathway traced between the trees, And winding on with such an easy line Along a natural opening, that I stood 50 Much wondering how I could have sought in vain [3] For what was now so obvious. [4] To abide, For an allotted interval of ease, Under my cottage-roof, had gladly come From the wild sea a cherished Visitant; [5] 55 And with the sight of this same path--begun, Begun and ended, in the shady grove, [6] Pleasant conviction flashed upon my mind [7] That, to this opportune recess allured, He had surveyed it with a finer eye, 60 A heart more wakeful; and had worn the track [8] By pacing here, unwearied and alone, [A] In that habitual restlessness of foot That haunts the Sailor measuring [9] o'er and o'er His short domain upon the vessel's deck, 65 While she pursues her course [10] through the dreary sea. ZE THAT CALM RECESS THE SNOWS DISSOLVED AND GENIAL SPRING RETURNED TO CLOTHE THE FIELDS WITH VERDURE OTHER HAUNTS MEANWHILE WERE MINE TILL ONE BRIGHT APRIL DAY BY CHANCE RETIRING FROM THE GLARE OF NOON TO THIS FORSAKEN CUPBOARD THERE I FOUND A HOARY PATHWAY TRACED BETWEEN THE TREES AND WINDING ON WITH SUCH AN EASY LINE ALONG A NATURAL OPENING THAT I STOOD MUCH WONDERING HOW I COULD HAVE SOUGHT IN VAIN FOR WHAT WAS NOW SO OBVIOUS TO ABIDE FOR AN ALLOTTED INTERVAL OF EASE UNDER MY COTTAGE ROOF HAD GLADLY COME FROM THE WILD SEA A CHERISHED VISITANT AND WITH THE SIGHT OF THIS SAME PATH BEGUN BEGUN AND ENDED IN THE SHADY GROVE PLEASANT CONVICTION FLASHED UPON MY MIND THAT TO THIS OPPORTUNE RECESS ALLURED HE HAD SURVEYED IT WITH A FINER EYE A HEART MORE WAKEFUL AND HAD WORN THE TRACK BY PACING HERE UNWEARIED AND ALONE IN THAT HABITUAL RESTLESSNESS OF FOOT THAT HAUNTS THE SAILOR MEASURING O'ER AND O'ER HIS SHORT DOMAIN UPON THE VESSEL'S DECK WHILE SHE PURSUES HER COURSE THROUGH THE DREARY SEA
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