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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. 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
; Soon as the cock begins to crow Thy mother to the fold must go To tend the sheep and kine.'" Ed. * * * * * THE WAGGONER [A] Composed 1805.--Published 1819 [Written at Town-end, Grasmere. The characters and story from fact.--I. F.] "In Cairo's crowded streets The impatient Merchant, wondering, waits in vain, And Mecca saddens at the long delay." THOMSON. [B] TO CHARLES LAMB, ESQ. MY DEAR FRIEND, When I sent you, a few weeks ago, the Tale of 'Peter Bell', you asked "why THE WAGGONER was not added?"--To say the truth,--from the higher tone of imagination, 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.  THE WAGGONER BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH READ FOR LIVERBOX DOT ORG BY FUNKEY PH D MOTTO IN CAIRO'S CROWDED STREETS THE IMPATIENT MERCHANT WONDERING WAITS IN VAIN AND MECCA SADDENS AT THE LONG DELAY THOMSON DEDICATION TO CHARLES LAMB ESQUIRE MY DEAR FRIEND WHEN I SENT YOU A FEW WEEKS AGO THE TALE OF PETER BELL YOU ASKED WHY THE WAGGONER WAS NOT ADDED TO SAY THE TRUTH FROM THE HIGHER TONE OF IMAGINATION 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
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