We calmly looking from Times specular Mount

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Creator	Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
First Line	We calmly looking from Times specular Mount
First Line	Deep was the lamentation, not alone
Dates	1820-1822
Abstract	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."
Notes	The item is undated. The years provided are drawn from when Wordsworth began composing his Ecclesiastical Sketches when these poems were first published.
Physical Description	1 item (2 pages), Original object is mounted and contains annotations not in Wordsworth's hand. A portion of the middle of the sheet is missing with loss of text.
Languages	English
Genre	Poems
Genre	Drafts (documents)
Subject	Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 – Archives
Subject	Religious 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 16
Rights	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.