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Confiding Glow worms, 'tis a night Propitious to your earth born light! But, where the scattered stars are seen In hazy straits the clouds between, 10 Each, in his station twinkling not, Seems changed into a pallid spot. CONFIDING GLOW WORMS TIS A NIGHT PROPITIOUS TO YOUR EARTH BORN LIGHT BUT WHERE THE SCATTERED STARS ARE SEEN IN HAZY STRAITS THE CLOUDS BETWEEN EACH IN HIS STATION TWINKLING NOT SEEMS CHANGED INTO A PALLID SPOT
 and the deeper touches of passion aimed at in the former, I apprehended, this little Piece could not accompany it without disadvantage. In the year 1806, if I am not mistaken, THE WAGGONER was read to you in manuscript; and, as you have remembered it for so long a time, I am the more encouraged to hope, that, since the localities on which it partly depends did not prevent its being interesting to you, it may prove acceptable to others. Being therefore in some measure the cause of its present appearance, you must allow me the gratification of inscribing it to you; in acknowledgment of the pleasure I have derived from your Writings, and of the high esteem with which I am Very truly yours, WILLIAM WORDSWORTH. RYDAL MOUNT, _May 20th_, 1819. CANTO FIRST 'Tis spent--this burning day of June! Soft darkness o'er its latest gleams is stealing; The buzzing dor-hawk, round and round, is wheeling,-- That solitary bird Is all that can be heard [1] 5 In silence deeper far than that of deepest noon! NATION AND THE DEEPER TOUCHES OF PASSION AIMED AT IN THE FORMER I APPREHENDED THIS LITTLE PIECE COULD NOT ACCOMPANY IT WITHOUT DISADVANTAGE IN THE YEAR EIGHTEEN O SIX IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN THE WAGGONER WAS READ TO YOU IN MANUSCRIPT AND AS YOU HAVE REMEMBERED IT FOR SO LONG A TIME I AM THE MORE ENCOURAGED TO HOPE THAT SINCE THE LOCALITIES ON WHICH IT PARTLY DEPENDS DID NOT PREVENT ITS BEING INTERESTING TO YOU IT MAY PROVE ACCEPTABLE TO OTHERS BEING THEREFORE IN SOME MEASURE THE CAUSE OF ITS PRESENT APPEARANCE YOU MUST ALLOW ME THE GRATIFICATION OF INSCRIBING IT TO YOU IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE PLEASURE I HAVE DERIVED FROM YOUR WRITINGS AND OF THE HIGH ESTEEM WITH WHICH I AM VERY TRULY YOURS WILLIAM WORDSWORTH RIDLEMOUNT MAY TWENTIETH EIGHTEEN NINETEEN CANTO THE FIRST TIS SPENT THIS BURNING DAY OF JUNE SOFT DARKNESS O'ER ITS LATEST GLEAMS IS STEALING THE BUZZING DOOR HAWK ROUND AND ROUND IS WHEELING THAT SOLITARY BIRD IS ALL THAT CAN BE HEARD IN SILENCE DEEPER FAR THAN THAT OF DEEPEST NOON
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