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I fear'd the fury of my wind
2023-12-06I fear'd the fury of my wind Would blight all blossoms fair and true; And my sun it shin'd and shin'd, And my wind it never blew. But a bl...
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Auguries of Innocence
2023-12-06To see a World in a grain of sand, And a Heaven in a wild flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And Eternity in an hour. A robin redbreast i...
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Why should I care for the men of Thames
2023-12-06Why should I care for the men of Thames, Or the cheating waves of charter'd streams; Or shrink at the little blasts of fear That the hireling blow...
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Long John Brown and Little Mary Bell
2023-12-06Little Mary Bell had a Fairy in a nut, Long John Brown had the Devil in his gut; Long John Brown lov'd little Mary Bell, And the Fairy drew the De...
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Thou has a lap full of seed
2023-12-06Thou hast a lap full of seed, And this is a fine country. Why dost thou not cast thy seed, And live in it merrily. Shall I cast it on the sand And tur...
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William Bond
2023-12-06I wonder whether the girls are mad, And I wonder whether they mean to kill, And I wonder if William Bond will die, For assuredly he is very ill. He we...
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In a Myrtle Shade
2023-12-06Why should I be bound to thee, O my lovely Myrtle-tree? Love, free Love, cannot be bound To any tree that grows on ground. O! how sick and weary I Und...
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To my Myrtle
2023-12-06To a lovely Myrtle bound, Blossoms show'ring all around, O how sick and weary I Underneath my Myrtle lie! Why should I be bound to thee, O my love...
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To my dearest Friend, John Flaxman
2023-12-06I bless thee, O Father of Heaven and Earth! that ever I saw Flaxman's face: Angels stand round my spirit in Heaven; the blessèd of Heaven a...
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To Nobodaddy
2023-12-06Why art thou silent and invisible, Father of Jealousy? Why dost thou hide thyself in clouds From every searching eye? Why darkness and obscurity In al...