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QUITE...............5 He quite forgot his holly whip, Idiot Boy By this time she's not quite so flurried; Idiot Boy But Betty is not quite at ease; Idiot Boy She quite forgot to send the Doctor, Idiot Boy Fond lovers, yet not quite hob nob, Idiot Boy
QUOT..............384 "By thy long grey beard and thy glittering eye Ancyent Marinere I "Now wherefore stoppest me? Ancyent Marinere I "And I am next of kin; Ancyent Marinere I "The Guests are met, the Feast is set, -- Ancyent Marinere I "May'st hear the merry din. Ancyent Marinere I "Nay, if thou'st got a laughsome tale, Ancyent Marinere I "Marinere! come with me." Ancyent Marinere I "Marinere! come with me." Ancyent Marinere I "Now get thee hence, thou grey-beard Loon! Ancyent Marinere I "Or my Staff shall make thee skip. Ancyent Marinere I "God save thee, ancyent Marinere! Ancyent Marinere I "From the fiends that plague thee thus -- Ancyent Marinere I "Why look'st thou so?" -- with my cross bow Ancyent Marinere I "Why look'st thou so?" -- with my cross bow Ancyent Marinere I "The Game is done! I've won, I've won!" Ancyent Marinere III "The Game is done! I've won, I've won!" Ancyent Marinere III "I fear thy skinny hand; Ancyent Marinere IV "And thou art long and lank and brown Ancyent Marinere IV "As is the ribb'd Sea-sand. Ancyent Marinere IV "I fear thee and thy glittering eye Ancyent Marinere IV "And thy skinny hand so brown -- Ancyent Marinere IV "Marinere! thou hast thy will: Ancyent Marinere V "For that, which comes out of thine eye, doth make Ancyent Marinere V "My body and soul to be still." Ancyent Marinere V "My body and soul to be still." Ancyent Marinere V "Is it he? quoth one, "Is this the man? Ancyent Marinere V "Is it he? quoth one, "Is this the man? Ancyent Marinere V "By him who died on cross, Ancyent Marinere V "With his cruel bow he lay'd full low Ancyent Marinere V "The harmless Albatross. Ancyent Marinere V "The spirit who 'bideth by himself Ancyent Marinere V "In the land of mist and snow, Ancyent Marinere V "He lov'd the bird that lov'd the man Ancyent Marinere V "Who shot him with his bow." Ancyent Marinere V "Who shot him with his bow." Ancyent Marinere V "But tell me, tell me! speak again, Ancyent Marinere VI "Thy soft response renewing -- Ancyent Marinere VI "What makes that ship drive on so fast? Ancyent Marinere VI "What is the Ocean doing? Ancyent Marinere VI "Still as a Slave before his Lord, Ancyent Marinere VI "The Ocean hath no blast: Ancyent Marinere VI "His great bright eye most silently Ancyent Marinere VI "Up to the moon is cast -- Ancyent Marinere VI "If he may know which way to go, Ancyent Marinere VI "For she guides him smooth or grim. Ancyent Marinere VI "See, brother, see! how graciously Ancyent Marinere VI "She looketh down on him. Ancyent Marinere VI "But why drives on that ship so fast Ancyent Marinere VI "Withouten wave or wind? Ancyent Marinere VI "The air is cut away before, Ancyent Marinere VI "Fly, brother, fly! more high, more high, Ancyent Marinere VI "Or we shall be belated. Ancyent Marinere VI "For slow and slow that ship will go, Ancyent Marinere VI "When the Marinere's trance is abated. Ancyent Marinere VI "O let me be awake, my God! Ancyent Marinere VI "Or let me sleep alway!" Ancyent Marinere VI "Or let me sleep alway!" Ancyent Marinere VI "Why, this is strange, I trow! Ancyent Marinere VII "Where are those lights so many and fair Ancyent Marinere VII "That signals made but now? Ancyent Marinere VII "Strange, by my faith! the Hermit said -- Ancyent Marinere VII "And they answer'd not our cheer. Ancyent Marinere VII "The planks look warp'd, and see those sails Ancyent Marinere VII "How thin they are and sere! Ancyent Marinere VII "I never saw aught like to them Ancyent Marinere VII "Unless perchance it were Ancyent Marinere VII "The skeletons of leaves that lag Ancyent Marinere VII "My forest brook along: Ancyent Marinere VII "When the Ivy-tod is heavy with snow, Ancyent Marinere VII "And the Owlet whoops to the wolf below Ancyent Marinere VII "That eats the she-wolf's young. Ancyent Marinere VII "Dear Lord! it has a fiendish look -- Ancyent Marinere VII "I am afear'd. -- "Push on, push on! Ancyent Marinere VII "I am afear'd. -- "Push on, push on! Ancyent Marinere VII "Said the Hermit cheerily. Ancyent Marinere VII "Ha! ha!" quoth he -- "full plain I see, Ancyent Marinere VII "Ha! ha!" quoth he -- "full plain I see, Ancyent Marinere VII "Ha! ha!" quoth he -- "full plain I see, Ancyent Marinere VII "The devil knows how to row." Ancyent Marinere VII "The devil knows how to row." Ancyent Marinere VII "O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy Man! Ancyent Marinere VII "Say quick," quoth he, "I bid thee say Ancyent Marinere VII "Say quick," quoth he, "I bid thee say Ancyent Marinere VII "Say quick," quoth he, "I bid thee say Ancyent Marinere VII "What manner of man art thou? Ancyent Marinere VII "Most musical, most melancholy" Nightingale "Most musical, most melancholy" Nightingale And cried, "I've caught you then at last!" Goody Blake And cried, "I've caught you then at last!" Goody Blake "God! who art never out of hearing, Goody Blake "O may he never more be warm!" Goody Blake "O may he never more be warm!" Goody Blake "Poor Harry Gill is very cold." Goody Blake "Poor Harry Gill is very cold." Goody Blake "You're overtasked, good Simon Lee, Simon Lee Give me your tool" to him I said; Simon Lee "Kilve," said I, "was a pleasant place, Anecdote for Fathers "Kilve," said I, "was a pleasant place, Anecdote for Fathers "Kilve," said I, "was a pleasant place, Anecdote for Fathers "And so is Liswyn farm. Anecdote for Fathers "My little boy, which like you more," Anecdote for Fathers "My little boy, which like you more," Anecdote for Fathers "Our home by Kilve's delightful shore, Anecdote for Fathers "Or here at Liswyn farm?" Anecdote for Fathers "Or here at Liswyn farm?" Anecdote for Fathers "And tell me, had you rather be," Anecdote for Fathers "And tell me, had you rather be," Anecdote for Fathers "At Kilve's smooth shore by the green sea, Anecdote for Fathers "Or here at Liswyn Farm? Anecdote for Fathers And said, "At Kilve I'd rather be Anecdote for Fathers "Than here at Liswyn farm." Anecdote for Fathers "Than here at Liswyn farm." Anecdote for Fathers "Now, little Edward, say why so; Anecdote for Fathers My little Edward, tell me why;" Anecdote for Fathers "I cannot tell, I do not know." Anecdote for Fathers "I cannot tell, I do not know." Anecdote for Fathers "Why this is strange," said I. Anecdote for Fathers "Why this is strange," said I. Anecdote for Fathers "There surely must some reason be Anecdote for Fathers "Why you would change sweet Liswyn farm Anecdote for Fathers For Kilve by the green sea." Anecdote for Fathers Why, Edward, tell me why?" Anecdote for Fathers "At Kilve there was no weather-cock, Anecdote for Fathers "And that's the reason why." Anecdote for Fathers "And that's the reason why." Anecdote for Fathers "Sisters and brothers, little maid, We Are Seven "How many may you be?" We Are Seven "How many may you be?" We Are Seven "How many? Seven in all," she said, We Are Seven "How many? Seven in all," she said, We Are Seven "And where are they, I pray you tell?" We Are Seven "And where are they, I pray you tell?" We Are Seven She answered, "Seven are we, We Are Seven "And two of us at Conway dwell, We Are Seven "And two are gone to sea. We Are Seven "Two of us in the church-yard lie, We Are Seven "My sister and my brother, We Are Seven "And in the church-yard cottage, I We Are Seven "Dwell near them with my mother." We Are Seven "Dwell near them with my mother." We Are Seven "You say that two at Conway dwell, We Are Seven "And two are gone to sea, We Are Seven "Yet you are seven; I pray you tell We Are Seven "Sweet Maid, how this may be?" We Are Seven "Sweet Maid, how this may be?" We Are Seven "Seven boys and girls are we; We Are Seven "Two of us in the church-yard lie, We Are Seven "Beneath the church-yard tree." We Are Seven "Beneath the church-yard tree." We Are Seven "You run about, my little maid, We Are Seven "Your limbs they are alive; We Are Seven "If two are in the church-yard laid, We Are Seven "Then ye are only five." We Are Seven "Then ye are only five." We Are Seven "Their graves are green, they may be seen," We Are Seven "Their graves are green, they may be seen," We Are Seven "Twelve steps or more from my mother's door, We Are Seven "And they are side by side. We Are Seven "My stockings there I often knit, We Are Seven "My 'kerchief there I hem; We Are Seven "And there upon the ground I sit -- We Are Seven "I sit and sing to them. We Are Seven "And often after sunset, Sir, We Are Seven "When it is light and fair, We Are Seven "I take my little porringer, We Are Seven "And eat my supper there. We Are Seven "The first that died was little Jane; We Are Seven "In bed she moaning lay, We Are Seven "Till God released her of her pain, We Are Seven "And then she went away. We Are Seven "So in the church-yard she was laid, We Are Seven "And all the summer dry, We Are Seven "Together round her grave we played, We Are Seven "My brother John and I. We Are Seven "And when the ground was white with snow, We Are Seven "And I could run and slide, We Are Seven "My brother John was forced to go, We Are Seven "And he lies by her side." We Are Seven "And he lies by her side." We Are Seven "How many are you then," said I, We Are Seven "How many are you then," said I, We Are Seven "If they are two in Heaven?" We Are Seven "If they are two in Heaven?" We Are Seven "O master! we are seven." We Are Seven "O master! we are seven." We Are Seven "But they are dead; those two are dead! We Are Seven "Their spirits are in heaven!" We Are Seven "Their spirits are in heaven!" We Are Seven And said, Nay, we are seven!" We Are Seven "Oh misery! Oh misery! The Thorn "Oh woe is me! oh misery!" The Thorn "Oh woe is me! oh misery!" The Thorn "Oh misery! oh misery! The Thorn "Oh woe is me! oh misery!" The Thorn "Oh woe is me! oh misery!" The Thorn "Now wherefore thus, by day and night, The Thorn "In rain, in tempest, and in snow, The Thorn "Thus to the dreary mountain-top The Thorn "Does this poor woman go? The Thorn "And why sits she beside the thorn The Thorn "When the blue day-light's in the sky, The Thorn "Or when the whirlwind's on the hill, The Thorn "Or frosty air is keen and still, The Thorn "And wherefore does she cry? -- The Thorn "Oh wherefore" wherefore? tell me why The Thorn "Oh wherefore" wherefore? tell me why The Thorn "Does she repeat that doleful cry?" The Thorn "Does she repeat that doleful cry?" The Thorn "But wherefore to the mountain-top The Thorn "Can this unhappy woman go, The Thorn "Whatever star is in the skies, The Thorn "Whatever wind may blow?" The Thorn "Whatever wind may blow?" The Thorn "O misery! O misery!" The Thorn "O misery! O misery!" The Thorn "Oh misery! oh misery! The Thorn "But what's the thorn? and what's the pond? The Thorn "And what's the hill of moss to her? The Thorn "And what's the creeping breeze that comes The Thorn "The little pond to stir?" The Thorn "The little pond to stir?" The Thorn "Oh misery! Oh misery! The Thorn "O woe is me! oh misery!" The Thorn "O woe is me! oh misery!" The Thorn I follow'd him, and said, "My friend Last of the Flock "What ails you? Wherefore weep you so?" Last of the Flock "What ails you? Wherefore weep you so?" Last of the Flock -- "Shame on me, Sir! this lusty lamb, Last of the Flock Whereof to buy us bread:" Last of the Flock "Do this; how can we give to you," Last of the Flock "Do this; how can we give to you," Last of the Flock They cried, "what to the poor is due?" Last of the Flock They cried, "what to the poor is due?" Last of the Flock It is the last of all my flock." Last of the Flock "Sweet babe! They say that I am mad, Mad Mother Was, "Johnny! Johnny! mind that you Idiot Boy "Come home again, nor stop at all, Idiot Boy "Come home again, whate'er befal, Idiot Boy "My Johnny do, I pray you do." Idiot Boy "My Johnny do, I pray you do." Idiot Boy "As sure as there's a moon in heaven," Idiot Boy "As sure as there's a moon in heaven," Idiot Boy Cries Betty, "he'll be back again; Idiot Boy "They'll both be here, 'tis almost ten, Idiot Boy "They'll both be here before eleven." Idiot Boy "They'll both be here before eleven." Idiot Boy 'Tis on the stroke -- "If Johnny's near," Idiot Boy 'Tis on the stroke -- "If Johnny's near," Idiot Boy Quoth Betty "he will soon be here, Idiot Boy "As sure as there's a moon in heaven." Idiot Boy "As sure as there's a moon in heaven." Idiot Boy "A little idle sauntering thing!" Idiot Boy "A little idle sauntering thing!" Idiot Boy "How can it be he is so late? Idiot Boy "The doctor he has made him wait, Idiot Boy "Susan! they'll both be here anon." Idiot Boy "Susan! they'll both be here anon." Idiot Boy With, "God forbid it should be true!" Idiot Boy With, "God forbid it should be true!" Idiot Boy "Susan, I'd gladly stay with you. Idiot Boy "I must be gone, I must away. Idiot Boy "Consider, Johnny's but half-wise; Idiot Boy "Susan, we must take care of him, Idiot Boy "If he is hurt in life or limb" -- Idiot Boy "If he is hurt in life or limb" -- Idiot Boy "Oh God forbid!" poor Susan cries. Idiot Boy "Oh God forbid!" poor Susan cries. Idiot Boy "What can I do?" says Betty, going, Idiot Boy "What can I do?" says Betty, going, Idiot Boy "What can I do to ease your pain? Idiot Boy "Good Susan tell me, and I'll stay; Idiot Boy "I fear you're in a dreadful way, Idiot Boy "But I shall soon be back again." Idiot Boy "But I shall soon be back again." Idiot Boy "Good Betty go, good Betty go, Idiot Boy "There's nothing that can ease my pain." Idiot Boy "There's nothing that can ease my pain." Idiot Boy "Oh saints! what is become of him? Idiot Boy "Perhaps he's climbed into an oak, Idiot Boy "Where he will stay till he is dead; Idiot Boy "Or sadly he has been misled, Idiot Boy "Or him that wicked pony's carried Idiot Boy "To the dark cave, the goblin's hall, Idiot Boy "Or in the castle he's pursuing, Idiot Boy "Among the ghosts, his own undoing; Idiot Boy "Or playing with the waterfall." Idiot Boy "Or playing with the waterfall." Idiot Boy "If Susan had not been so ill, Idiot Boy "Alas! I should have had him still, Idiot Boy "My Johnny, till my dying day." Idiot Boy "My Johnny, till my dying day." Idiot Boy "Oh Doctor! Doctor! where's my Johnny?" Idiot Boy "Oh Doctor! Doctor! where's my Johnny?" Idiot Boy "I'm here, what is't you want with me?" Idiot Boy "I'm here, what is't you want with me?" Idiot Boy "Oh Sir! you know I'm Betty Foy, Idiot Boy "And I have lost my poor dear boy, Idiot Boy "You know him -- him you often see; Idiot Boy "He's not as wise as some folks be," Idiot Boy "He's not as wise as some folks be," Idiot Boy "The devil take his wisdom!" said Idiot Boy "The devil take his wisdom!" said Idiot Boy "What, woman! should I know of him?" Idiot Boy "What, woman! should I know of him?" Idiot Boy "O woe is me! O woe is me! Idiot Boy "Here will I die; here will I die; Idiot Boy "I thought to find my Johnny here, Idiot Boy "But he is neither far nor near, Idiot Boy "Oh! what a wretched mother I!" Idiot Boy "Oh! what a wretched mother I!" Idiot Boy "Oh cruel! I'm almost three-score; Idiot Boy "Such night as this was ne'er before, Idiot Boy "There's not a single soul abroad." Idiot Boy "There's not a single soul abroad." Idiot Boy "Oh dear, dear pony! my sweet joy! Idiot Boy "Oh carry back my idiot boy! Idiot Boy "And we will ne'er o'erload thee more." Idiot Boy "And we will ne'er o'erload thee more." Idiot Boy "The pony he is mild and good, Idiot Boy "And we have always used him well; Idiot Boy "Perhaps he's gone along the dell, Idiot Boy "And carried Johnny to the wood." Idiot Boy "And carried Johnny to the wood." Idiot Boy "Oh! Johnny, never mind the Doctor; Idiot Boy "You've done your best, and that is all." Idiot Boy "You've done your best, and that is all." Idiot Boy "Alas! what is become of them? Idiot Boy "These fears can never be endured, Idiot Boy "I'll to the wood." -- The word scarce said Idiot Boy "I'll to the wood." -- The word scarce said Idiot Boy Cried Betty, "Tell us, Johnny, do, Idiot Boy "Where all this long night you have been, Idiot Boy "What you have heard, what you have seen, Idiot Boy "And Johnny, mind you tell us true." Idiot Boy "And Johnny, mind you tell us true." Idiot Boy "The cocks did crow to-whoo, tu-whoo, Idiot Boy "And the sun did shine so cold." Idiot Boy "And the sun did shine so cold." Idiot Boy "Why William, on that old grey stone, Expostulation "Thus for the length of half a day, Expostulation "Why William, sit you thus alone, Expostulation "And dream your time away? Expostulation "Where are your books? that light bequeath'd Expostulation "To beings else forlorn and blind! Expostulation "Up! Up! and drink the spirit breath'd Expostulation "From dead men to their kind. Expostulation "You look round on your mother earth, Expostulation "As if she for no purpose bore you; Expostulation "As if you were her first-born birth, Expostulation "And none had lived before you!" Expostulation "And none had lived before you!" Expostulation "The eye it cannot chuse but see, Expostulation "We cannot bid the ear be still; Expostulation "Our bodies feel, where'er they be, Expostulation "Against, or with our will. Expostulation "Nor less I deem that there are powers, Expostulation "Which of themselves our minds impress. Expostulation "That we can feed this mind of ours, Expostulation "In a wise passiveness. Expostulation "Think you, mid all this mighty sum Expostulation "Of things for ever speaking, Expostulation "That nothing of itself will come, Expostulation "But we must still be seeking? Expostulation " -- Then ask not wherefore, here, alone, Expostulation "Conversing as I may, Expostulation "I sit upon this old grey stone, Expostulation "And dream my time away." Expostulation "And dream my time away." Expostulation "Sir! I am going many miles to take Old Man Travelling "A last leave of my son, a mariner, Old Man Travelling "Who, from a sea-fight has been brought to Falmouth, Old Man Travelling "And there is dying in an hospital." Old Man Travelling "And there is dying in an hospital." Old Man Travelling "And must we then part from a dwelling so fair?" Convict "And must we then part from a dwelling so fair?" Convict "Poor victim! no idle intruder has stood Convict "With o'erweening complacence our state to compare, Convict "But one, whose first wish is the wish to be good, Convict "Is come as a brother thy sorrows to share. Convict "At thy name though compassion her nature resign, Convict "Though in virtue's proud mouth thy report be a stain, Convict "My care, if the arm of the mighty were mine, Convict "Would plant thee where yet thou might'st blossom again." Convict "Would plant thee where yet thou might'st blossom again." Convict
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