The White Doe of RylstoneCornell University Press, 1940 - 311 pages The White Doe of Rylstone; or, The Fate of the Nortons is a long narrative poem by William Wordsworth, written initially in 1807-08, but not finally revised and published until 1815. It is set during the Rising of the North in 1569, and combines historical and legendary subject-matter. |
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action Banner Barden Tower Barnard Castle beautiful Bolton Abbey Bolton Castle Bolton Priory Brancepeth brother Brougham Castle CANTO Castle Catholic Christopher Christopher Norton Church Clapham Clifford Coleridge Creature Dacre dear death Doe of Rylstone Dorothy Durham Earl of Northumberland Early Letters editions of 1815 Elizabeth Emily Emily's England English Erle Excursion Faerie Queene fair faith fate father fear feeling Francis Norton gentle Grasmere ground hath heart heavenly Henry holy human iambs ibid John Norton Knight Lady Leonard Dacre lines look Lord Maid Mary melancholy mind nature Neville Norfolk North old ballad passage Pilgrimage of Grace poem poet poet's poetic poetry prayer quoted rebellion rebels Richard Norton Rising says Scotland Scott Sharpe Sir George Bowes Sir Ralph Sadler sorrow soul Spenser spirit stand story suffering Sussex thee Thomas thou thought tion Tower Vaughan Westmoreland Wharf Whitaker White Doe William Wordsworth words writes Yorkshire