. Coleridge and Wordsworth in the West Country : their friendship, work, and surroundings . nt,if not daily, meetings. It was this that ledWordsworth—doubtless on Coleridges sug-gestion—to migrate from Racedown toAlfoxden ; and it was doubtless the impres-sion produced on the latter, during his friendsever-memorable first visit, which led him [ 55 ] Coleridge and IVordsworth to write that wonderful description ofDorothy :— Wordsworth and his exquisite sister arewith me. She is a woman indeed !—inmind, I mean, and heart: for her person issuch that, if you expected to see a prettywoman, you woul
. Coleridge and Wordsworth in the West Country : their friendship, work, and surroundings . nt,if not daily, meetings. It was this that ledWordsworth—doubtless on Coleridges sug-gestion—to migrate from Racedown toAlfoxden ; and it was doubtless the impres-sion produced on the latter, during his friendsever-memorable first visit, which led him [ 55 ] Coleridge and IVordsworth to write that wonderful description ofDorothy :— Wordsworth and his exquisite sister arewith me. She is a woman indeed !—inmind, I mean, and heart: for her person issuch that, if you expected to see a prettywoman, you would think her rather ordi-nary ; if you expected to see an ordinarywoman, you would think her pretty ! buther manners are simple, ardent, every motion her most innocent soul out-beams so brightly that who saw would say— Guilt was a thing impossible to her. Her information is various; her eye watch-ful in minutest observation of Nature; andher taste a perfect electrometer. It bends,protrudes, and draws in at the subtlestbeauties, and the most recondite faults. [ 56]. G^^^%^^0^^^--^^i^St&>^e CHAPTER IV SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE AND WILLIAMWORDSWORTH TOGETHER IN SOMERSET COLERIDGE wrote to the Rev. J. from Stowey in 1797: Ourhouse is better than we expected. Thereis a comfortable bedroom and sitting-roomfor C. Lloyd, and another for us, a room forNanny, a kitchen and outhouse. Before ourdoor a clear brook runs, of very soft water;^and in the back yard is a nice well of finespring water. We have a very pretty garden,large enough to find us vegetables andemployment ; and I am already an expertgardener, and both my hands can exhibit acallum as testimonials for their have likewise a sweet orchard ; and, at 1 This no longer exists. 2 A piece of hard skin, [ 59 ] Coleridge and JVordsworth the end of it, T. Poole has made a gate,which leads into his garden, and fromthence either through the tan-yard into hishouse, or else through his orchard ov
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