Book II
The Banks of Wye; A Poem. In Four Books, 1811, 1813, 1823.
(1)
The text of the first edition of The Banks of Wye; A Poem. In Four Books (London:
Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1811), collated with the corrected second edition (London,
Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1811), collated with the corrected second edition (London,
Book III
The Banks of Wye; A Poem. In Four Books, 1811, 1813, 1823.
(1)
The text of the first edition of The Banks of Wye; A Poem. In Four Books (London:
Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1811), collated with the corrected second edition (London,
Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1811), collated with the corrected second edition (London,
Book 1
BOOK I
CONTENTS OF BOOK I.
The Vale of Uley.––Forest of Dean.––Ross.––Wilton Castle.––Goodrich Castle.––Courtfield,
Welch Bicknor, Coldwell.––Gleaner's Song.––Coldwell Rocks.––Symmon's Yat.––Great Doward.––New
Wier.––Arthur's Hall.
Banks of Wye Manuscripts
The British Library holds four manuscripts stemming from Bloomfield’s Wye tour:
Book IV
The Banks of Wye; A Poem. In Four Books, 1811, 1813, 1823.
(1)
The text of the first edition of The Banks of Wye; A Poem. In Four Books (London:
Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1811), collated with the corrected second edition (London,
Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1811), collated with the corrected second edition (London,
Bibliography
Bibliography
- The Banks of Wye. A Poetical Journal. Aug. 17. 1807.
- Journal of a Ten Days’ Tour from Uley in Gloucestershire, by Way of Ross; down the
About this Volume
About This Edition
Admired by Wordsworth and Southey, called by Clare 'the greatest Pastoral Poet England
ever gave birth too’, Robert Bloomfield was one of the bestselling poets of the nineteenth
century. A labouring-class writer famed for his rural verse, Bloomfield was not only
REMAINS OF ROBERT BLOOMFIELD (1824)
SENT TO A LADY WHO WAS GOING TO A BALL
May health brace your nerves, as I find you’re for gadding,
And Care drop the end of his tether,
And stately dame Conscience give license for madding,
And toss up your heart like a feather.