As when a storm is past the birds regain

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Creator	Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
First Line	As when a storm is past the birds regain
First Line	Thus, when the [storm?] behind
Dates	1820-1822
Abstract	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."
Notes	The item is undated. The start year provided is drawn from when Wordsworth began composing his Ecclesiastical Sketches and toured the continent, and the end year provided is drawn from when these poems were first published.
Physical Description	1 item (2 pages), Original object is mounted and contains annotations not in Wordsworth's hand.
Languages	English
Genre	Poems
Genre	Drafts (documents)
Subject	Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 – Archives
Subject	Aar River (Switzerland) – 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 15
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.