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 ^Tljirjr in a plate Ijafr pohro rolfr, 
 
 air J is fxu h waiting bmt jowictr |£#§« 
 
 Jpgl Ije range 0! fjre stcq? mmuitaht's siire ; 
 
 S«t toljg Mag lire inttlj ?— jie fciffc. 
 
 sato, auir roultr xxot x)o\b Jig {rtafr, ^4 
 
 X^ax rearl; lib bgwg x)\xxxh— xxox fttair, 
 
 ^IljaitcsJ Ijarir M strata, bxxt strata xxx haw, 
 
 FElo xtxib Txxxb guasjr mix bflirfts in ttoaht. ^ 
 
 e hub — anb flicg iutLoik'0 jris rjraitt, 
 
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 jptno flcaajA far Jim a shallow grata ^MA 
 JEzjstxx from tjje rolfr mil) d oxxx rata. gg£- 
 3? tagg'ir tljcm, as a taoit, to lag 
 
 J^3Js rorse ta tot wjrertou lljc bag 
 
 $^ig|t filjhtc — it mas a fotaisjr tjrottgljt, 
 
 ]3 ut ijmt witlmt mg hxixxxx it itrrauQjrt, ^2 
 
 TTT [rat rtaij in hat jr Jris fxtthoxxx 
 3E.a sar|r a jbmtgcmt roulir «crt rest. 
 W: migjrt |iata sprro mg xhk grager 
 
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 f ^ beliricrus witlj its breab : 
 
 ,13 ut tfrese torn Errors— tjris was woe 
 X l,nmis'b witjr surfr— but sure anb slow: 
 ZBfie fabeb, anb so ralm aub meek, 
 
 5>o goftlg worn, so sweetlg weak, << <; 
 §>o tearless, get so kite — Mnir, flf^l 
 
 j^ttb gricneb for tyose \t left beljinb ; 
 "^XTith all % wpe a f^etfe wljose bloom 
 \\. r as as a morkerg of the tomb, 
 
 \Yf bose tints as jnttln sunk aiuan 
 
 jFI s a bep rting rainbow's rag — ^f^ gsl 
 jFtn ig e jof most transparent liglit, 
 
 Ijat almost mabe the bmtgcoit bright ^ 
 j^SCnb not aworbof murmur— not 
 
 groan o'er jus untimelg lot,- 
 
 little talk of better bags, IN 
 
 jUI little {tope mg olou to mist, ^2MiA 
 JPox I was sunk in silence — last 
 
 M u tljis last loss, of all tljc most ; f^f 
 
 nb tjmt tlje sigljs {re wgulb suppress !^ 
 
 C > f faint ing nature's feebleness, : ^^^J, 
 $i@lm slowlg brawn, grew less anb less : 
 3e Iisteu'ft, but W eonlb not {rear— 
 rall'b, fur I was toilb fortjj fear ; 
 
 I: knew 't mas boneless, but mg breab ' '< 
 \\ r oulb not be tbus abmonisbeb; 
 
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Jt?urst rame % loss of ligfrt, anb air/S^- 
 jrEttfr lljett of barbncss too 
 
 |rab ng iljougfrt, no feeling — none— 
 mong % stones ^ stoob a stone, f% 
 jpttth foas, srarre ronsrious fojmt ^ foist, 
 
 a sjrrubless rrags foithin tljc mist ; 
 J^px all foas blank, anb bleak, anb grag, 
 £tfoas not niglit— it foas not bag, 
 3gtfoas not Jttrctt tl;e buugeon-Iigljt, 
 ■£5o Ijatefnl tg mg jreahg sigljt, <<cv< <; 
 But fraranrg absorbing sptt,###«##f~ 
 jptttft fiyebness— foitljout a $lm; f^fil 
 I^glljere foere no stars— no rartb— no time— 
 
 Jl^g xfrgjcfe— no rjmnge— no goob— ng rrime, 
 
 lit silenre, anb a stirlcss brratlj 
 \Y r bicb neitljcr foas gf life ngr br-atjt ; f% 
 
 sea gf stagnant ibleness, 
 jlSIinb, bgnnbless, mute, anb mgtignless 1 
 ligljt broke in njwn mg 
 
 brain, - - -<^€ «<«€ 
 
 BEt foas tlje rargl gf a 
 
 birb;4N 
 
 ^E't reaseb, anb tjmt it rame again, ir<-;< 
 Tbe sfoeetest sgng ear eber jrearb 
 
 jpEitfl mine foas tbankful till mg rges < ' « 
 Hnxi gber foitlj tlje glab surpisi, <fca^ 
 
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 wo tljen tjmt moment rgulo not sre t^- 
 ^ foas tjre mate -of miserg ; 
 
 nt tfren bg bull ftegrecs rame back 
 fl^g senses i0 tljeir foontefr trark, «< 
 
 safr t&jc omtgeon malls ano floor 
 CSTta slohrlg romto me as before, M 
 
 saw ifre glimmer of % suit 
 
 Cifriening as it before Irao bone, << 
 
 i ut tljrougjj % ercbice fojrcre it tame £S£ 
 
 JjjEtjat biro was nerel/o, as fouo ano tame, 
 j^tnft tamer fjran itpn \\t txtz 
 '$£$H lobelg biro, roitft asm brings, 
 
 j^tttfr song tjmt saio a tlionsano tjmtgs, 
 jplno mm'h to sag %m all for me ! 
 
 newer saw its like Moxt, 
 
 ue'tr stall se* its likeness mare 
 
 I t seem'o like me to brant a mate, 
 13 ut mas not Jmlf S0 isolate, 
 
 j^xib it mas rome to lobi me fojmt €>&f£ 
 lf'?lgne libeo to lobe me so again, 
 j frtttfr peering frgm mg oungeon's brink , 
 J > ag brought me hark to feel ano tjrink. 
 I know not if it late oxen fr.ee, <■<[''.<■ ' ^ X 
 C )r broke its cage tg #txt\ axi mint, '.^ 
 
 X ^vit knowing well cagtibitg, 
 .3 meet birb ! I ronlir not mislj for tfrmel 
 
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bras as is it mto-oxiQ rjrabe, 
 dgflosing jj'rr one to sonojjt to sabe, 
 
 jj^no get mg ojanre, too mitrlj jg^grtst, KK; 
 
 ao almost neeb of sttrjr a rest feS^S^ 
 
 t mijgljt be montljs, or gears, 
 
 0r bags, 
 3£ bent no grant — W 
 
 took no note, f^^f^ 
 
 bab no bone mg eges to raise, «: 
 
 j^Cnb elear tljem of tljeir brearg mote ; 
 jpECt last men tame to set me free, i 
 
 ^£ ask'b not bjjm, anb retb'b not foljere, 
 Wt bias at Iengtlj tlje same to me, feg^ 
 Ketter'b or fetterless to be, 
 
 M leant'0 to lone bespir. £2§%f££% 
 JILub tints mlren tbeg annear'b at last, 
 jjrtab allmn bonos asibe mere rast, << <[ 
 
 , glfrese Ijeabg malts to me jrafr grown 
 JEC Ijcrmitage— anb all mg olon ! f^f^l 
 j^jub fralf j? felt as tjjeg mere rome 
 
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