ted the Abbey alone in 1793 and found it to be a moving experience. His enthusiasm for that period is reflected in the early part of the poem. He takes great care to point out the farms, cottages, and other sites he had first seen five years earlier. He pays homage to them, saying that he has drawn upon their memories when he has had a need to escape the pressures and burdens of adulthood. Later in the poem, h
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