- 1. On Plucking A Hedgerow Rose.
I saw on a hedge that was flourishing by
A rose that was stirred by the breath of the morn,
So smiling and fragrant it looked there, that I
Was tempted to seize it, forgetting the thorn.
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- 2. Midsummer Idylls. Canto Iii.
I.
I take my goosequill for some recreation,
I'll have a pleasurable time to-night,
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- 3. Bright Scenes Must All Depart.
Bright scenes must all depart as they've departed,
Unshadowed years will fly as they have flown,
And fairer visions leave us silent-hearted,
Keen, lashing blasts must blow as they have blown.
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- 4. Drink.
I.
An English village, a summer scene,
A homely cottage, a garden green,
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