All Items 11 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 11 Contributor 4 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 11 Cranmer, Thomas, 1489-1556 1 King's College (University of Cambridge). Chapel 1 Wordsworth, Dorothy, 1771-1855 1 Location 3 England 8 Aar River (Switzerland) 2 Cumbria 1 Topic 9 Archives 11 Poetry 9 Church history 7 Cemeteries 1 Death 1 Piety 1 Religious poetry 1 Stone circles 1 Women 1 show more 4 show fewer Part Of 1 William Wordsworth Manuscript Collection 11 Genre 4 Poems 11 Drafts (documents) 8 Excerpts 2 Transcripts 1 Subject 11 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 – Archives 11 England – Church history – Poetry 7 Aar River (Switzerland) – Poetry 2 Cemeteries – England – Poetry 1 Cranmer, Thomas, 1489-1556 – Poetry 1 Death – Poetry 1 King's College (University of Cambridge). Chapel – Poetry 1 Piety – Poetry 1 Religious poetry 1 Stone circles – England – Cumbria – Poetry 1 Women – Poetry 1 show more 6 show fewer A weight of awe, not easy to be borne Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 A manuscript draft by William Wordsworth of his poem "The Monument Commonly Called Long Meg and Her Daughters." The poem differs slightly from its published version. The monument that inspired the poem is a bronze age stone circle in Cumbria, England. A weight of awe, not easy to be borne She dwelt among the untrodden ways Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 A copy of William Wordsworth's poem "She dwelt among the untrodden ways" transcribed by Wordsworth for a "Lady Bell." Wordsworth has signed his name and noted in the bottom left of the sheet that he wrote this transcription on Hanover Terrace. The poem was originally published in the 1800 edition of "Lyrical Ballads." She dwelt among the untrodden ways William Wordsworth excerpt of "Descriptive Sketches" Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 Lines 173 through 178 of the poem "Descriptive Sketches" by William Wordsworth. The undated excerpt of poetry has been torn from its original document, affixed to a new page, which includes annotations. One annotation indicates "Autograph of William Wordsworth," although that is doubtful. William Wordsworth excerpt of "Descriptive Sketches" I thought of luxury and greedy sway Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 Manuscript versions of William Wordsworth's poems "Old Abbeys" and "Cranmer," likely written in the hand of his sister, Dorothy Wordsworth. The poems differ slightly from their published versions and include crossed-out verses and insertions, suggesting they may be drafts. Both of these poems were published in Wordsworth's "Ecclesiastical Sketches." I thought of luxury and greedy sway Lament! for Dioclesian's fiery sword Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 Manuscript drafts by William Wordsworth of his poems "Persecution" and "The Fall of Aar." The drafts include many crossed-out verses and insertions. The first page contains some lines from his poem "King's College Chapel." "Persecution" was published in his "Ecclesiastical Sketches" and "The Fall of Aar" in his "Memorials of a Tour on the Continent, 1820." Lament! for Dioclesian's fiery sword Where holy ground begins, unhallowed end Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 Manuscript drafts by William Wordsworth of his poems "A Parsonage in Oxfordshire" and "New Church-Yard." The poems differ slightly from their published versions and include some insertions. "New Church-yard" is one of Wordsworth's "Ecclesiastical Sketches." These poems may be in Dorothy Wordsworth's hand. The object includes annotations not in Wordsworth's hand. Where holy ground begins, unhallowed end As when a storm is past the birds regain Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 Manuscript drafts by William Wordsworth of his poems "Recovery" and "The Fall of the Aar." The latter has been completely crossed out and is likely a first draft and the first line is not entirely legible. The poems differ from their published versions. "Recovery" was published in his "Ecclesiastical Sketches" and "The Fall of Aar" in his "Memorials of a Tour on the Continent, 1820." As when a storm is past the birds regain We calmly looking from Times specular Mount Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 Manuscript drafts by William Wordsworth of his poems "General View of the Troubles of the Reformation" and "Imaginatine Regrets." Both contain crossed-out phrases and insertions, and differ slightly from their published versions. Both were published in his "Ecclesiastical Sketches." We calmly looking from Times specular Mount The Virgin-Mountain wearing like a Queen Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 Manuscript drafts by William Wordsworth of his poems "Illustration" and "Decay of Piety." The poems differ slightly from their published versions and include crossed-out verses and insertions. "Illustration" was published in Wordsworth's "Ecclesiastical Sketches." The first line of "Decay of Piety" is illegible. The Virgin-Mountain wearing like a Queen William Wordsworth autographed lines from "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood" Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 Two lines from William Wordsworth's poem "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood," written and autographed by Wordsworth. The original poem was published in 1807. The object includes annotations about Wordsworth misquoting his own poem ("humblest" should be "meanest") and about how this was likely one of the last things Wordsworth put his name to since he died a few weeks later. William Wordsworth autographed lines from "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood" What awful persepctive, while from our Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 Manuscript drafts by William Wordsworth of his poem "Inside of King's College Chapel, Cambridge" and an unpublished, untitled sonnet. The poem about the chapel differs slightly from its published version and includes several crossed-out lines and some insertions. It is one of Wordsworth's "Ecclesiastical Sketches." Part of the first line of the untitled sonnet is illegible. What awful persepctive, while from our
