Note 525 — PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1814 (continued 3)

... circumspect and slow. Of rustic Parents bred, He had been trained, (So prompted their aspiring wish) to skill In numbers and the sedentary art Of penmanship,—with pride professed, and taught By his endeavours in the mountain dales. Now, those sad tidings weighing on his heart, To books, and papers, and the studious desk, He stoutly re-addressed himself—resolved To quell his pain, and enter on the path Of old pursuits with keener appetite And closer industry. Of what ensued 1814. Within his soul, ... MS. Within his heart ...