Movements of William and Dorothy Wordsworth in 1800
This document should be compared with that entitled "From Goslar to Grasmere: 1798-1799" which maps the movements of William and Dorothy in the preceding year and a half. It is fascinating to compare the two since they reveal such very different patterns of movement and thus of life for the poet, his sister and his friends and family.
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1800 |
Trips Away from Grasmere |
People staying at Dove Cottage Overnight or Longer |
Poems Composed |
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January-Dec. 1800 |
Poss. Jan. "There is an Eminence". |
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End of January-Sept. 29th |
Stay of John Wordsworth (9 months). |
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Late February- April 4th or 5th |
Stay of Mary Hutchinson (over a month). |
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Early this year (poss. March/April) WW composes parts of Home at Grasmere: poss. lines corresponding to MS B 98; 104-113; 107-8; 129-136; 162-170; 257-259; 277-281; 218-226; 322-323; 326-329; 860-874 (Darlington). |
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Around April 5th or 6th |
Prob. visit of John Stoddart and James Moncrieff. |
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Poss. April 1800. "When to the Attractions of the Busy World" written about John. |
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Poss. April 1800 (between April and Oct 13th) "It was an April Morning". |
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April 4th or 5th |
MH departs, WW prob. goes with her to Penrith. |
By April 5th WW finishes "The Brothers"; composes "Hart-Leap Well". |
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April 6th- May 4th |
STC arrives for a month-long visit. |
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April 8thor 9th- April 11th |
Richard Cooke visits. |
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May 4th |
STC leaves for Bristol and Nether Stowey. |
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May 14th-June 7th/8th |
WW and JW leave Grasmere to visit the Hutchinsons farm at Gallow Hill (approx. 3 weeks stay). Also visit Gordale, Yordas, poss. Whitby. |
14th May DW begins her Grasmere Journal. |
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June 7th |
William returns to Grasmere. (John stays night at Greta Bridge). |
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June 8th |
John returns to Grasmere. |
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June 29th |
STC with wife Sara and son, Hartley visit for 3 weeks STC falls ill. |
WW starts work on the "Preface" to Lyrical Ballads (prob. at Coleridge's prompting). Letters to publishers about revisions to LB from WW and STC. |
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July 23rd |
WW prob. accompanies STC to Keswick, returning next day. |
STC leaves. |
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July 24th |
DW accompanies SC and HC to Wythburn (on way to Keswick). |
Sara Coleridge and Hartley leave. |
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July 29th |
By July 29th WW composes "The Two Thieves"; "The Idle Shepherd Boys". |
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July 31st – 2nd August |
STC visits. |
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August 2nd-6th August |
WW walks back with STC to Keswick. Stays with him. JW joins them 4th-6th. |
By Aug. 4th WW composes "Written with a Slate Pencil . . . Rydal"; "The Oak and the Broom"; "The Waterfall and the Eglantine". |
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August 8th –August 17th |
WW, DW and poss. JW walk to Keswick. They stay with STC working on LB 2nd ed. |
WW composes "The Seven Sisters". |
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August 13th |
By Aug. 13th WW composes "For the Spot Where the Hermitage Stood. . ."; "Song for the Wandering Jew"; "Written with a Pencil . . . on the Island of Grasmere". |
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August 17th |
Return to Dove Cottage. |
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By 23rd August WW composes "To Joanna". |
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Prob. August 30th or 31st WW composes "When to the Attractions of the Busy World". |
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August 31st-September 3rd |
STC visits Reads "Christabel". |
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Sept. 3rd |
STC leaves. |
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Sept. 6th-8th |
Catherine and Thomas Clarkson visit. |
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Sept. 7th |
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Sept. 8th |
The Clarksons leave. |
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Sept. 9th-10th |
John Marshall visits. |
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Sept. 10th |
WW, JW and Marshall go to Keswick on horseback. |
John Marshall leaves. |
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Sept. 11th |
WW unwell, returns. |
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Sept. 13th |
JW returns. |
Work on "Preface". |
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Sept. 15th |
By Sept. 15th WW composes "The Childless Father"; "The Pet Lamb". |
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Sept. 19th-26th |
Robert Jones visits for a week. |
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Sept. 23rd-26th |
STC visits. |
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Sept. 26th |
Robert Jones and STC leave for Keswick. |
Between 26th Sept and 6 Nov WW composes "A Narrow Girdle of Rough Stones". |
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LB "Preface" sent to the printer. |
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Sept. 29th |
John Wordsworth leaves for his ship. |
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Oct. 4th- |
STC visits. Reads second part of "Christabel". |
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Oct. 6th |
[Decide not to print "Christabel" in LB]. |
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Oct. 7th |
STC leaves. |
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Oct. 10th |
By Oct. 10th Ww composes "Rural Architecture". |
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Oct. 15th-17th |
William goes to Keswick. |
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Oct. 17th |
William returns. |
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Oct. 18th |
Work on "Michael" (unsuccessful). |
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Oct. 20th |
Work on "Michael". |
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Oct. 21st |
Work on "Michael" (unsuccessful). |
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STC visits overnight. John Stoddart visits overnight. |
Work on "Michael" (unsuccessful). STC reads "Christabel". |
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Oct. 23rd |
STC and Stoddart leave for Keswick. |
Unsuccessful composition. |
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Oct. 24th |
Unsuccessful composition. |
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Oct. 25th |
Unsuccessful composition. |
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Oct. 29th -Nov 4th |
Thomas Clarkson stays overnight. Stoddart arrives. |
WW works at "Michael" all morning. |
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Nov. 4th |
Thomas Clarkson leaves. |
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Nov. 9th |
WW burns an MS of "Michael". |
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Nov. 11th |
WW works on "Michael". |
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Nov. 15th-Nov 22nd |
WW leaves Grasmere for Keswick. |
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Nov. 16th- 22nd |
DW walks to Keswick. |
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Nov. 22nd |
WW, DW and Sara Hutchinson return to Grasmere. |
Sara Hutchinson visits until either 2nd, 10th or 14th Jan. (6 week visit). |
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Nov. 28th- Dec. 2nd |
STC visits. |
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Dec. 2nd |
STC leaves for Keswick. |
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Dec. 4th--6th |
STC arrives. |
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Dec. 5th |
WW and STC depart for Keswick. Bad weather turns them back. |
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Dec. 6th |
STC departs for Keswick. |
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Dec. 9th -14th |
WW, DW and SH walk to Keswick. Stay with STC. |
WW finishes "Michael". |
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Prob. Dec. 10th-14th |
STC copies out lines 1-206 of "Michael" for LB. |
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Dec. 14th |
WW, DW and prob. SH return to Grasmere. |
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Dec. 18th- poss. Jan 2nd; prob. Jan 14th |
STC and Derwent Coleridge visit. STC ill Dec 21st-Jan 2nd (Two weeks to a month). |
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