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No eye beheld when William plunged	A
Young Edmund in the stream	B
No human ear but William's heard	C
Young Edmund's drowning scream	B
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Submissive all the vassals own'd	D
The murderer for their Lord	E
And he the rightful heir possessed	F
The house of Erlingford	F
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The ancient house of Erlingford	F
Stood midst a fair domain	G
And Severn's ample waters near	H
Roll'd through the fertile plain	G
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And often the way faring man	I
Would love to linger there	J
Forgetful of his onward road	F
To gaze on scenes so fair	J
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But never could Lord William dare	J
To gaze on Severn's stream	B
In every wind that swept its waves	K
He heard young Edmund scream	B
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In vain at midnight's silent hour	L
Sleep closed the murderer's eyes	M
In every dream the murderer saw	N
Young Edmund's form arise	M
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In vain by restless conscience driven	O
Lord William left his home	P
Far from the scenes that saw his guilt	F
In pilgrimage to roam	P
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To other climes the pilgrim fled	F
But could not fly despair	J
He sought his home again but peace	Q
Was still a stranger there	J
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Each hour was tedious long yet swift	F
The months appear'd to roll	R
And now the day return'd that shook	S
With terror William's soul	R
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A day that William never felt	F
Return without dismay	T
For well had conscience kalendered	F
Young Edmund's dying day	F
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A fearful day was that the rains	U
Fell fast with tempest roar	V
And the swoln tide of Severn spread	F
Far on the level shore	V
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In vain Lord William sought the feast	F
In vain he quaff'd the bowl	R
And strove with noisy mirth to drown	W
The anguish of his soul	R
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The tempest as its sudden swell	X
In gusty howlings came	Y
With cold and death like feelings seem'd	F
To thrill his shuddering frame	Y
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Reluctant now as night came on	Z
His lonely couch he prest	F
And wearied out he sunk to sleep	A2
To sleep but not to rest	F
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Beside that couch his brother's form	B2
Lord Edmund seem'd to stand	F
Such and so pale as when in death	C2
He grasp'd his brother's hand	F
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Such and so pale his face as when	D2
With faint and faltering tongue	E2
To William's care a dying charge	F2
He left his orphan son	O
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I bade thee with a father's love	G2
My orphan Edmund guard	F
Well William hast thou kept thy charge	F2
Now take thy due reward	F
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He started up each limb convuls'd	F
With agonizing fear	H
He only heard the storm of night	F
'Twas music to his ear	H2
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When lo the voice of loud alarm	I2
His inmost soul appals	U
What ho Lord William rise in haste	F
The water saps thy walls	U
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He rose in haste beneath the walls	U
He saw the flood appear	H
It hemm'd him round 'twas midnight now	J2
No human aid was near	H
	-
He heard the shout of joy for now	J2
A boat approach'd the wall	K2
And eager to the welcome aid	F
They crowd for safety all	K2
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My boat is small the boatman cried	F
This dangerous haste forbear	H
Wait other aid this little bark	L2
But one from hence can bear	H
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Lord William leap'd into the boat	F
Haste haste to yonder shore	H
And ample wealth shall well reward	F
Ply swift and strong the oar	H
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The boatman plied the oar the boat	F
Went light along the stream	B
Sudden Lord William heard a cry	H
Like Edmund's drowning scream	B
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The boatman paus'd methought I heard	F
A child's distressful cry	H
'Twas but the howling wind of night	F
Lord William made reply	H
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Haste haste ply swift and strong the oar	H
Haste haste across the stream	B
Again Lord William heard a cry	H
Like Edmund's drowning scream	B
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I heard a child's distressful scream	B
The boatman cried again	D2
Nay hasten on the night is dark	L2
And we should search in vain	G
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Oh God Lord William dost thou know	M2
How dreadful 'tis to die	H
And can'st thou without pity hear	H
A child's expiring cry	H
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How horrible it is to sink	N2
Beneath the chilly stream	B
To stretch the powerless arms in vain	G
In vain for help to scream	B
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The shriek again was heard It came	Y
More deep more piercing loud	F
That instant o'er the flood the moon	O2
Shone through a broken cloud	F
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And near them they beheld a child	F
Upon a crag he stood	F
A little crag and all around	F
Was spread the rising flood	F
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The boatman plied the oar the boat	F
Approach'd his resting place	U
The moon beam shone upon the child	F
And show'd how pale his face	U
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Now reach thine hand the boatman cried	F
Lord William reach and save	P2
The child stretch'd forth his little hands	U
To grasp the hand he gave	P2
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Then William shriek'd the hand he touch'd	F
Was cold and damp and dead	F
He felt young Edmund in his arms	U
A heavier weight than lead	F
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The boat sunk down the murderer sunk	Q2
Beneath the avenging stream	B
He rose he scream'd no human ear	H
Heard William's drowning scream	B

Robert Southey

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