Tintern Abbey

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with emotions that he, though up on a very far away cliff, was certain that a hermit was in his cave sitting by the fire alone. Wordsworth wanted so much to remember the place that he was allowing his perception of the past take over his present reality. More importantly he says, “I again repose here…” to express that the scene gives him a sense of reconciliation. He further illustrates the isolation, peacefulness, and greenness of the abbey to tap into his vague memories of past encounters.
Although there had been a “long absence” from the abbey, the memories of his hurried time in the Wye had consoled him “ ‘mid the din of towns and cities” (lines 26-27). “With tranquil restoration” Wordsworth has changed from the state of observing to the state of recalling his “unremembered pleasures[s]” (31). He had many times returned in spirit to the Wye, to escape the “fever of the world” (53). These ...

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