... had seen Nine summers) when upon the mountain slope The frost, and breath of frosty wind had snapp'd The last autumnal crocus, 'twas my joy To wander half the night among the Cliffs And the smooth Hollows, where the woodcocks ran Along the open turf. (Wordsworth, 2003, I, 306-317) The elevation of the rural is demonstrated here as Wordsworth recalls his "beloved Vale" and his " ... joy" of exploring his surroundings. The seemingly unimportant detail, such as the winter wind that had "snapp'd/The last autumnal crocus", ... that are much more difficult to undertake in the city. Whilst...

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