The Waggoner

Waggoner, The,
a poem by Wordsworth , composed 1805 , published 1819 with a dedication to Charles Lamb .

It tells how Benjamin the Waggoner, driving home his team of eight horses through the night among the Lakeland hills, escapes the temptation of the Swan Inn, but falls victim to that of the Cherry-Tree, and loses his place in consequence. But no one else can drive the team, and Lakeland loses both waggoner and wain.