ABSTRACT
This poem, which, as the title-page specifies, is but a portion of the Recluse, abounds with much interest, and with many striking passages. The author, in the commencement, meets with a valued and respected friend, whom, in the work, he styles a Wanderer, and who leads him first to the retreat of a Solitary, and next to the dwelling of the Pastor. The different sentiments expressed by each character in the piece are skillfully and admirably displayed, and the description of the churchyard and the burial places among the mountains, is given in a manner to interest deeply the feelings of the heart, and excite the reflections of the thinking mind. The address of the Priest to the Supreme Being, and his parting with the Solitary, conclude this portion of Mr. Wordsworth’s celebrated poem, from which we lay before our readers the following extracts.
