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Back to the joyless Ocean thou art gone; Nor from this vestige of thy musing hours 85 Could I withhold thy honoured name,  and now I love the fir grove [12] with a perfect love. BACK TO THE JOYLESS OCEAN THOU ART GONE NOR FROM THIS VESTIGE OF THY MUSING HOURS COULD I WITHHOLD THY HONOURED NAME AND NOW I LOVE THE FIR GROVE WITH A PERFECT LOVE
e 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. 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! and we two, 70 Conversing not, knew little in what mould Each other's mind was fashioned; [11] and at length When once again we met in Grasmere Vale, Between us there was little other bond Than common feelings of fraternal love. 75 But thou, a School-boy, to the sea hadst carried Undying recollections; Nature there Was with thee; she, who loved us both, she still Was with thee; and even so didst thou become A _silent_ Poet; from the solitude 80 Of the vast sea didst bring a watchful heart Still couchant, an inevitable ear, And an eye practised like a blind man's touch. VEYED 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 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 AND WE TWO CONVERSING NOT KNEW LITTLE IN WHAT MOULD EACH OTHER'S MIND WAS FASHIONED AND AT LENGTH WHEN ONCE AGAIN WE MET IN GRASSMERE VALE BETWEEN US THERE WAS LITTLE OTHER BOND THAN COMMON FEELINGS OF FRATERNAL LOVE BUT THOU A SCHOOLBOY TO THE SEA HADST CARRIED UNDYING RECOLLECTIONS NATURE THERE WAS WITH THEE SHE WHO LOVED US BOTH SHE STILL WAS WITH THEE AND EVEN SO DIDST THOU BECOME A SILENT POET FROM THE SOLITUDE OF THE VAST SEA DIDST BRING A WATCHFUL HEART STILL COUCHANT AN INEVITABLE EAR AND AN EYE PRACTISED LIKE A BLIND MAN'S TOUCH
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