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Poor Ellen married Andrew Hall	A
Who dwells beside the moor	B
Where yonder rose tree shades the wall	A
And woodbines grace the door	C
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Who does not know how blest how loved	D
Were her mild laughing eyes	E
By every youth but Andrew proved	F
Unworthy of his prize	E
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In tippling was his whole delight	G
Each sign post barr'd his way	H
He spent in muddy ale at night	G
The wages of the day	H
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Though Ellen still had charms was young	I
And he in manhood's prime	J
She sad beside her cradle sung	I
And sigh'd away her time	J
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One cold bleak night the stars were hid	K
In vain she wish'd him home	L
Her children cried half cheer'd half chid	K
O when will father come	M
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'Till Caleb nine years old upsprung	I
And kick'd his stool aside	K
And younger Mary round him clung	I
I'll go and you shall guide	K
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The children knew each inch of ground	K
Yet Ellen had her fears	N
Light from the lantern glimmer'd round	K
And show'd her falling tears	O
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Go by the mill and down the lane	P
Return the same way home	L
Perhaps you'll meet him give him light	K
O how I wish he'd come	M
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Away they went as close and true	Q
As lovers in the shade	K
And Caleb swung his father's staff	R
At every step he made	K
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The noisy mill clack rattled on	S
They saw the water flow	T
And leap in silvery foam along	I
Deep murmuring below	T
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We'll soon be there the hero said	K
Come on 'tis but a mile	U
Here's where the cricket match was play'd	K
And here's the shady stile	U
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How the light shines up every bough	V
How strange the leaves appear	W
Hark What was that 'tis silent now	V
Come Mary never fear	W
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The staring oxen breathed aloud	K
But never dream'd of harm	X
A meteor glanced along the cloud	K
That hung o'er Wood Hill Farm	X
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Old Caesar bark'd and howl'd hard by	Y
All else was still as death	Z
But Caleb was ashamed to cry	Y
And Mary held her breath	Z
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At length they spied a distant light	K
And heard a chorus brawl	A
Wherever drunkards stopp'd at night	K
Why there was Andrew Hall	A
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The house was full the landlord gay	I
The bar maid shook her head	K
And wish'd the boobies far away	I
That kept her out of bed	K
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There Caleb enter'd firm but mild	K
And spoke in plaintive tone	A2
My mother could not leave the child	K
So we are come alone	A2
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E'en drunken Andrew felt the blow	T
That innocence can give	B2
When its resistless accents flow	T
To bid affection live	C2
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I'm coming loves I'm coming now	V
Then shuffling o'er the floor	C
Contrived to make his balance true	Q
And led them from the door	C
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The plain broad path that brought him there	D2
By day though faultless then	E2
Was up and down and narrow grown	A2
Though wide enough for ten	E2
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The stiles were wretchedly contrived	K
The stars were all at play	I
And many a ditch had moved itself	F2
Exactly in his way	I
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But still conceit was uppermost	K
That stupid kind of pride	K
Dost think I cannot see a post	K
Dost think I want a guide	K
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Why Mary how you twist and twirl	G2
Why dost not keep the track	I
I'll carry thee home safe my girl	G2
Then swung her on his back	I
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Poor Caleb muster'd all his wits	H2
To bear the light ahead	K
As Andrew reel'd and stopp'd by fits	H2
Or ran with thund'ring tread	K
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Exult ye brutes traduced and scorn'd	K
Though true to nature's plan	I2
Exult ye bristled and ye horn'd	K
When infants govern man	I2
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Down to the mill pool's dangerous brink	I
The headlong party drove	J2
The boy alone had power to think	I
While Mary scream'd above	K2
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Stop Caleb cried you've lost the path	L2
The water's close before	C
I see it shine 'tis very deep	M2
Why don't you hear it roar	C
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And then in agony exclaim'd	K
O where's my mother now	V
The Solomon of hops and malt	K
Stopp'd short and made a bow	V
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His head was loose his neck disjointed	K
It cost him little trouble	N2
But to be stopp'd and disappointed	K
Poh danger was a bubble	N2
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Onward be stepp'd the boy alert	K
Calling his courage forth	O2
Hung like a log on Andrew's skirt	K
And down he brought them both	P2
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The tumbling lantern reach'd the stream	Q2
Its hissing light soon gone	R2
'Twas night without a single gleam	Q2
And terror reign'd alone	A2
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A general scream the miller heard	K
Then rubb'd his eyes and ran	I2
And soon his welcome light appear'd	K
As grumbling he began	I2
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What have we here and whereabouts	S2
Why what a hideous squall	A
Some drunken fool I thought as much	T2
'Tis only Andrew Hall	A
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Poor children tenderly he said	K
But now the danger's past	K
They thank'd him for his light and aid	K
And drew near home at last	K
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But who upon the misty path	L2
To meet them forward press'd	K
'Twas Ellen shivering with a babe	U2
Close folded to her breast	K
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Said Andrew Now you're glad I know	T
To se se see us come	M
But I have taken care of both	P2
And brought them bo bo both safe home	L
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With Andrew vex'd of Mary proud	K
But prouder of her boy	V2
She kiss'd them both and sobb'd aloud	K
The children cried for joy	V2
	-
But what a home at last they found	K
Of comforts all bereft	K
The fire out the last candle gone	R2
And not one penny left	K
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But Caleb quick as light'ning flew	Q
And raised a light instead	K
And as the kindling brands he blew	Q
His father snored in bed	K
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No brawling boxing termagant	K
Was Ellen though offended	K
Who ever knew a fault like this	W2
By violence amended	K
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No she was mild as April morn	X2
And Andrew loved her too	K
She rose at daybreak though forlorn	X2
To try what love could do	K
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And as her waking husband groan'd	K
And roll'd his burning head	K
She spoke with all the power of truth	Y2
Down kneeling by his bed	K
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Dear Andrew hear me though distress'd	K
Almost too much to speak	I
This infant starves upon my breast	K
To scold I am too weak	I
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I work I spin I toil all day	K
Then leave my work to cry	Y
And start with horror when I think	I
You wish to see me die	Y
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But do you wish it can that bring	I
More comfort or more joy	V2
Look round the house how destitute	K
Look at your ragged boy	V2
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That boy should make a father proud	K
If any feeling can	I2
Then save your children save your wife	Z2
Your honour as a man	I2
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Hear me for God's sake hear me now	V
And act a father's part	K
The culprit bless'd her angel tongue	I
And clasp'd her to his heart	K
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And would have vow'd and would have sworn	X2
But Ellen kiss'd him dumb	M
Exert your mind vow to yourself	F2
And better days will come	M
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I shall be well when you are kind	K
And you'll be better too	K
I'll drink no more he quick rejoin'd	K
Be't poison if I do	K
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From that bright day his plants his flowers	A3
His crops began to thrive	C2
And for three years has Andrew been	B3
The soberest man alive	C2
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Soon as he ended acclamations 'rose	A3
Endang'ring modesty and self repose	A3
Till the good host his prudent counsel gave	C3
Then listen'd all the flippant and the grave	C3
Let not applauses vanity inspire	D3
Deter humility or damp desire	E3
Neighbours we are then let the stream run fair	D2
And every couplet be as free as air	D2
Be silent when each speaker claims his right	K
Enjoy the day as I enjoy the sight	K
They shall not class us with the knavish elves	A3
Who banish shame and criticise themselves	A3
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Thenceforward converse flow'd with perfect ease	A3
Midst country wit and rustic repartees	A3
One drank to Ellen if such might be found	K
And archly glanced at female faces round	K
If one with tilted can began to bawl	A
Another cried Remember Andrew Hall	A
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Then multifarious topics corn and hay	K
Vestry intrigues the rates they had to pay	K
The thriving stock the lands too wet too dry	Y
And all that bears on fruitful husbandry	F3
Ran mingling through the crowd a crowd that might	K
Transferr'd to canvas give the world delight	K
A scene that WILKIE might have touch'd with pride	K
The May day banquet then had never died	K
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But who is he uprisen with eye so keen	G3
In garb of shining plush of grassy green	G3
Dogs climbing round him eager for the start	K
With ceaseless tail and doubly beating heart	K
A stranger who from distant forests came	H3
The sturdy keeper of the Oakly game	H3
Short prelude made he pointed o'er the hill	I3
And raised a voice that every ear might fill	I3
His heart was in his theme and in the forest still	I3