nd the Mississippi, and ascertaining the Produce and
Condition of their Banks and Vicinity.' 3 vols. 12mo, 1808. Alexander
Wilson, the 'Ornithologist,' vainly sought to accompany Ashe. Had he
done so the incredibilities of these Travels had probably been omitted.
(See his Works by me, 2 vols. 8vo, 1875.)

P. 326. Verse-quotation at close. From close of 'Ode to Duty' (xix.
'Poems of Sentiment and Reflection').

P. 353, ll. 7-8. Verse-quotation. Whence? It sounds familiarly.

P. 353, ll. 20-25. From Milton, 'Sonnet xiv.'

P. 356, ll. 16-24. Verse-quotation. From Burns' 'Cottar's Saturday
Night.' It may be noted here that the 'saint, the father, and the
husband' of this imperishable celebration of lowly Scottish godliness
was William Burns (or Burness), father of the Poet; and whilst this note
is being written a copy of a most interesting MS. (about to be
published) by William Burness, prepared by him for his children, reaches
me. It is entitled, 'Manual of Religious Belief, by William Burness, in
the form of a Dialogue between a Father and his Son.' G.

THE PROSE WORKS OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH.

FOR THE FIRST TIME COLLECTED,

_WITH ADDITIONS FROM UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS_.

Edited, with Preface, Notes and Illustrations,

BY THE REV. ALEXANDER B. GROSART, ST. GEORGE'S, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

AESTHETICAL AND LITERARY.

LONDON: EDWARD MOXON, SON, AND CO. 1 AMEN CORNER, PATERNOSTER ROW.

1876.

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CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

*** A star [*] designates publication herein _for the first time_ G.

AESTHETICAL AND LITERARY.

I. Of Literary Biography and Monuments:
(_a_) A Letter to a Friend of Robert Burns, 1816
(_b_) Letter to a Friend on Monuments to Literary Men,
1819
(_c_) Letter to John Peace, Esq., of Bristol, 1844
II. Upon Epitaphs:
(_a_) From 'The Friend'
*(_b_) From the Author's MSS.:
The Country Church-yard, and critical Examination
of Ancient Epitaphs
*(_c_) From the Author's MSS.:
Celebrated Epitaphs considered
III. Essays, Letters, and Notes, elucidatory and confirmatory of
the Poems, 1798-1835:
(_a_) Of the Principles of Poetry and the 'Lyrical Ballads,'
1798-1802
(_b_) Of Poetic Diction
(_c_) Poetry as a Study, 1815
(_d_) Of Poetry as Observation and