... which he liv'd there, ...

... of one whom he so dearly lov'd,

Towards the church-yard he had turn'd aside,

... and he had hopes

... and hope was his

As up the vale he came that afternoon,

... the ...

... he thought that he perceiv'd

And the eternal hills, ...

And the everlasting hills, ...

He scann'd him ...

... cheeks, ...

Why, Sir, ...

Companions for each other: ten years back,
Close to those brother fountains, the huge crag
Was rent with lightning—one is dead and gone,

Why we have store of them! ...

Cross-bones or skull, type of our earthly state
Or emblem of our hopes: ...

... winter's evening,

For five ...

... still preserv'd

... in ...

... these ...

... For
Though from their cradles they had liv'd with Walter,
The only kinsman near them in the house,
Yet he being old, they had much love to spare,

The only Kinsman near them, and though he
Inclined to them, by reason of his age,
With a more fond, familiar tenderness,
They, notwithstanding, had much love to spare,

Was ...

... when elder boys perhaps
Remain'd at home, go staggering through the fords

... I've ...

The finest Sunday that the Autumn saw,

... these ....

Where foot could come, to one or both of them

... and I'd wager twenty pounds,
That, if he is alive, ...

.. and I'd wager house and field

... that end, ...

... this ...

And, though a very Stripling, twelve years old;

'Tis now twelve years ...

... was ...

... a very festival,

... the Lad

If ever the day came when he was rich,
He would return, and on his Father's Land
He would grow old among us.

... liv'd ...

With two or three companions whom it chanc'd
Some further business summon'd to a house
Which stands at the Dale-head. James, tir'd perhaps,
Or from some other cause remain'd behind.

... it almost looks
Like some vast building ...

... it is called, The Pillar.
James pointed to its summit, over which
They all had purpos'd to return together,
And told them that he there would wait for them:
They parted, and his comrades pass'd that way
Some two hours after, but they did not find him
At the appointed place, a circumstance
Of which they took no heed: but one of them,
Going by chance, at night, into the house
Which at this time was James's home, ...

... but they did not find him
Upon the Pillar—at the appointed place.
Of this they took no heed: ...

Which at that time ...

Upon the Summit—at the appointed place.

... they found that he was gone.
From this no ill was feared; but one of them,
Entering by chance, at even-tide, the house

Some went, and some towards the Lake; ...

Some hastened, some towards the Lake: ...

... Lad ...

... said ...

... Lad ...

Upon the grass, ...

... he perish'd: at the time,
We guess, that in his hands he must have had

must have held

... for midway in the cliff
It had been caught, and there for many years

... but he felt
Tears rushing in; both left the spot in silence,

Pointing towards the Cottage, he entreated

... fervent

Were with him in his heart: his cherish'd hopes,