The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5 (of 8)

Note BA — PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1814

Reading edition

Compare Resolution and Independence, stanza xiii. (vol. ii. p. 319)—

Ere he replied, a flash of mild surprise ED. Broke from the sable orbs of his yet-vivid eyes.

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