She dwelt among the untrodden ways/ Beside the springs of Dove,/ A Maid whom there were none to praise/ And very few to love: --Explain (1st Stanza: line 1-4)

 These lines occur in the Poem “She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways” by Wordsworth. Here the poet expresses his unparalleled love for his beloved Lucy and presented the growth of Lucy’s life in these lines. Lucy dwelt in place where no body goes casually. The poet intentionally uses the ‘dwelt’ instead of ‘lived’ in order to show the transience of her living place. Later, the poet marked her living place that was beside the spring of Dove. Dove is considered the Holy Spirit and so the poet positioned Lucy’s dwelling place there in order to show that Lucy was pure and virgin. Lucy was very beautiful but the poet bemoaned that there was no body to praise his beloved’s beauty because she lived solitary life out of everyone’s sight. The poet concludes the first stanza by saying that very few people loved Lucy. Thus, poet Wordsworth introduced her beloved Lucy to the world.