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w e a lthy c o un t ry g e n tl e ma n p ro u d Of his li n e a g e a n d un fo rtu
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f ro m th e un ive rsity M a rch 2 5 1 8 1 1
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th e b ro a d visi o n s o f b e a uty th e ro m a n tic witch e ry o f this l a n d o f
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D idst th o u un k n o w n a n d awf ul as th o u a rt
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Th o u me ss e n g e r Of sy mp a t h i e s
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Th o u—th a t to h uma n th o ugh t a rt n o urish me n t
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An d st a rl igh t wo o d wi th f ea rf ul st e ps purs ui n g
H o p e s o f h igh t a l k w ith th e d e p a rt e d de a d
I call e d o n p o is o n o us n a me s w ith which o ur y o uth
I wa s n o t h e a rd—I sa th e m n o t
Wh e n musi n g de e p l y o n th e lo t
Of l if e ; a t th a t s w e e t ti me wh en wi n d s a re w o o i n g
All vit a l t h i n gs th a t w a k e to b ri n g
N e ws Of bi rds a n d b l o ss o mi n g
S ud de n t h y S h a do w f e l l o n me
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I c a l l th e p h a n t o ms o f a th o usa n d h o urs
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An d e v e ry f o rm c o n ta i n i n g th e e
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I n th e i r n o o n da y d re a ms
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Th e s w e e t b ud s e ve ry o n e
W h e n ro ck e d to re st o n th e i r mo th e r s b re ast
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Subl i me o n th e t o w e rs o f my ski e y b o w e rs
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I t st ruggl e s a n d h o wls at fits
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Wh e n t h e w h i rl w i n d s my b a n n e r un fu rl
F ro m c a p e to c a p e w ith a b ri dg e l ik e sh a p e
Ov e r a t o rre n t s e a
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Th e mo un t a i n s its c o l umn s b e
Th e t ri umph a l a rc h th ro ug h whic h I ma rch
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I s th e mi l li o n c o l o re d ho w ;
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I ch a n g e b ut I c a n n o t die
F o r a ft e r th e ra i n wh e n w i t h n e v e r a st a i n
Th e p a vi li o n o f h e a v e n is b a re
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Th e y e ll o w b e e s in t h e ivy bl o o m
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I n sul ts with this u n ti me ly mo a n
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W h o m me n l o v e n o t —a n d y e t re g re t
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Fa n n i n g th e b usy dre a ms f ro m my dim e y e s
Wa k e n me wh e n th e i r Mo th e r th e g ra y D a w n
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L e avin g my ro b e up o n th e o c e a n f o a m
M y f o o tst e ps p a v e th e cl o ud s with fire th e cav e s
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Fly me a n d f ro m th e gl o ry o f my ray
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S h e l e a pt d o w n th e ro cks
W i th h e r ra i n b o w l o cks
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F ro m th e i r c ra dl e s st e e p
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S o ng s c o n s e c ra t e t o t ruth a n d l ib e rty
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a ll ude d t o a t t h e c o n c l usi o n o f t h e t h i d st a z a is we ll k n o wn to
n o me n o
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n t u a lists
th t h a t o f t h e l a d in t h e c h a n g e o f s e a s o s a n d is c o us e
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f ro m t h e o th e r ly i c po e ts o f E g l a d T h e re is o so g i th e wh o l e o f o ur
lite ra ture mo e pa ssi o a te mo re pe e t ra ti v m o e f ul l o f th e f o rce b y
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25
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Wh o mo u rn s fo r Ad o n a i s ? o h c o me f o rth
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B e y o n d all w o rlds un til its spa ci o us might
Sati a t e th e v o id ci rc umf e re n c e : th e n sh ri n k
E v e n to a p o i n t ithi n o ur day a n d n ight
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th e y b o rro w n o t
F o r su ch a s h e c a n l e n d —
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Thy f o o tst e ps to a s l o p e o f g re e n a cc e ss
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H e re o n o n e f o un t a i n o f a mo u rn i n g mi n d
B re ak it n o t th o u t o o su re l y s h a l t th o u fin d
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