이 시는 Wordsworth가 Grasmere의 Town End에 거주할 때 쓴 것을 1~4연을 1802년에 쓰고 나서 미뤄두었다가 2년 후인 1804년에 10연까지 완성했다고 한다 ... the east Must travel, still is Nature's Priest, And by the vision splendid Is on his way attended; At ... Our destiny, our being's heart and home, Is with infinitude, and only there; With hope it is, hope that