The Virgin-Mountain wearing like a Queen
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| Creator | Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 |
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| First Line | The Virgin-Mountain wearing like a Queen |
| Dates | 1770-1850 |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Notes | The item is undated. The years of Wordsworth's life have been provided for the date range. |
| Physical Description | 1 item (2 pages), Original object is mounted and contains annotations by Cornelius Patton. |
| Languages | English |
| Genre | Poems |
| Genre | Drafts (documents) |
| Subject | Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 – Archives |
| Subject | Piety – Poetry |
| Subject | England – Church history – Poetry |
| Part of | William Wordsworth Manuscript Collection |
| Finding Aid | View the finding aid for this item's collection |
| Repository | Amherst College Archives & Special Collections |
| Shelf Location | Box 1 Folder 11 |
| Access and Use | Public Domain: This material has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found. |