She dwelt among the untrodden ways
Beside the springs of Dove.
A Maid whom there were none of praise
And very few to love;
A violet by a mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye!
Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky.
She lived unknown, and few could know
When Lucy ceased to be;
But she is in her grave, and, oh,
The difference to me!
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
Untrodden : unfrequented
Beside : near
Dove : several rivers in England are named
Dove Mossy : covered with moss
