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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. 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
 By slow degrees he'd steal away Their woes, and gently bring a ray (So happily he'd time relief,) Of comfort from their very grief. He'd tell them that their brother dead, When years have passed o'er their head, Will be remembered with such holy, True and tender melancholy, That ever this lost brother John Will be their heart's companion. His voice they'll always hear, His face they'll always see; There's naught in life so sweet As such a memory." (See 'Final Memorials of Charles Lamb', by Thomas Noon Talfourd, 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 BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH READ FOR LIBER BOXT DOT ORG BY FUNKEY PH D
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