Dorothy Wordsworth (1771-1855) ms, verse Untitled verse by Dorothy Wordsworth, draft in pen and ink in her hand. First line 'Dear Child I would not still be teaching'. Leaves 55v and 57r, leaf 56 is a stub. Published as 'Loving and Liking. Irregular Verses Addressed to a Child', first line 'There's more in words than I can teach'. Reversing the notebook, leaves 1r-2r with paste overs, contain working drafts of this poem. First version 'Liking and Loving Irregular Verses Addressed to a Child', first line 'Say not you love a roasted fowl'. Second version 'Irregular Verses Addressed to a Child', first line 'There's more in words than I can teach'. Provenance: Bequest of Gordon Graham Wordsworth, 1935 Literature: Levin, S. M.1987, Dorothy Wordsworth & Romamticism, Rutgers, The State University, p.211-215 , De Selincourt, E.1952, The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Clarendon Press, II (p.102-3) See also: DCMS 120 (Dorothy Wordsworth's Commonplace Book...)

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Reference DCMS 120.48