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One Morn I Miss'd Him On The Custom'd Hill, Along The Heath, And Near His Fav'rite Tree
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One morn I miss'd him on the custom'd hill,
Along the heath, and near his fav'rite tree:
Another came; nor yet beside the rill,
Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771)
-- Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 28
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Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor.
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For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind?
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The breezy call of incense-breathing morn.
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Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn.
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Each in his narrow cell forever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
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Implores the passing tribute of a sigh.
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Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray
Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way....
And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die.
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Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind.
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