Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 2 by Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850

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2. The Solitary Reaper. 3. Stepping Westward.

5. The Matron Of Jedborough And Her Husband.

6. To A Highland Girl.

9. Yarrow Unvisited.

Moods Of My Own Mind. 1. To A Butterfly.

2. 3. 4.

7. 8. 9. The Sparrow's Nest. 10. Gipsies.

11. To The Cuckoo. 12. To A Butterfly. 13.

The Blind Highland Boy; With Other Poems.

The Green Linnet.

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Star Gazers. Power Of Music.

To The Same Flower. Tribute To The Memory Of The Same Dog.

Sonnet. Sonnet. Sonnet.

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POEMS, IN TWO VOLUMES,

VOL. II.

BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH,

AUTHOR OF _THE LYRICAL BALLADS_.

Posterius graviore sono tibi Musa loquetur
Nostra: dabunt cum securos mihi tempora fructus.

CONTENTS.

POEMS WRITTEN DURING A TOUR IN SCOTLAND.

1. _Rob Roy's Grave_ 2. _The solitary Reaper_ 3. _Stepping Westward_ 4. _Glen-Almain, or the Narrow Glen_ 5. _The Matron of Jedborough and her Husband_ 6. _To a Highland Girl_ 7. _Sonnet_ 8. _Address to the Sons of Burns after visiting their Father's Grave, Aug. 14th, 1803_ 9. _Yarrow unvisited_

MOODS OF MY OWN MIND.

1. _To a Butterfly_ 2. 3. 4. 5. _Written in March while resting on the Bridge at the Foot of Brother's Water_ 6. _The small Celandine_ 7. 8. 9. _The Sparrow's Nest_ 10. _Gipsies_ 11. _To the Cuckoo_ 12. _To a Butterfly_ 13.

THE BLIND HIGHLAND BOY.

_The Blind Highland Boy The Green Linnet To a Young Lady, who had been reproached for taking long Walks in the Country By their floating Mill, &c Star-gazers Power of Music To the Daisy To the same Flower Incident, characteristic of a favourite Dog, which belonged to a Friend of the Author Tribute to the Memory of the same Dog_

_Sonnet Sonnet Sonnet Sonnet to Thomas Clarkson Once in a lonely Hamlet, &c Foresight, or the Charge of a Child to his younger Companion A Complaint I am not One, &c Yes! full surely 'twas the Echo, &c To the Spade of a Friend Song, at the Feast of Brougham Castle Lines, composed at Grasmere Elegaic Stanzas Ode Notes_

POEMS _WRITTEN DURING A TOUR_ IN SCOTLAND.

_ROB ROY's GRAVE_.

The History of Rob Roy is sufficiently known; his Grave
is near the head of Loch Ketterine, in one of those small
Pin-fold-like Burial-grounds, of neglected and desolate
appearance, which the Traveller meets with in the
Highlands of Scotland.A famous Man is Robin Hood,
The English Ballad-singer's joy!
And Scotland has a Thief as good,
An Outlaw of as daring mood,
She has her brave ROB ROY!
Then clear the weeds from off his Grave,
And let us chaunt a passing Stave
In honour of that Hero brave!Heaven gave Rob Roy a dauntless heart,
And wondrous length and strength of arm: 10
Nor craved he more to quell his Foes,
Or keep his Friends from harm.Yet was Rob Roy as _wise_ as brave;
Forgive me if the phrase be strong;--
Poet worthy of Rob Roy
Must scorn a timid song.Say, then, that he was wise as brave;
As wise in thought as bold in deed:
For in the principles of things
_He_ sought his moral creed. 20Said generous Rob, "What need of Books?
Burn all the Statutes and their shelves:
They stir us up against our Kind;
And worse, against Ourselves.""We have a passion, make a law,
Too false to guide us or controul!
And for the law itself we fight
In bitterness of soul.""And, puzzled, blinded thus, we lose
Distinctions that are plain and few: 30
These find I graven on my heart:
_That_ tells me what to do.""The Creatures see of flood and field,
And those that travel on the wind!
With them no strife can last; they live
In peace, and peace of mind."