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He marches by, secure and bold; Yet while he thinks on times of old, It seems that all looks wondrous cold; 65 He shrugs his shoulders, shakes his head, And, for the honest folk within, It is a doubt with Benjamin Whether they be alive or dead! HE MARCHES BY SECURE AND BOLD YET WHILE HE THINKS ON TIMES OF OLD IT SEEMS THAT ALL LOOKS WONDROUS COLD HE SHRUGS HIS SHOULDERS SHAKES HIS HEAD AND FOR THE HONEST FOLK WITHIN IT IS A DOUBT WITH BENJAMIN WHETHER THEY BE ALIVE OR DEAD
round, And up the craggy hill ascending 35 Many a stop and stay he makes, Many a breathing-fit he takes;--[7] Steep the way and wearisome, Yet all the while his whip is dumb! The Horses have worked with right good-will, 40 And so [8] have gained the top of the hill; He was patient, they were strong, And now they smoothly glide along, Recovering [9] breath, and pleased to win The praises of mild Benjamin. 45 Heaven shield him from mishap and snare! But why so early with this prayer? Is it for threatenings in the sky? Or for some other danger nigh? No; none is near him yet, though he 50 Be one of much infirmity; [10] For at the bottom of the brow, Where once the DOVE and OLIVE-BOUGH Offered a greeting of good ale To all who entered Grasmere Vale; 55 And called on him who must depart To leave it with a jovial heart; There, where the DOVE and OLIVE-BOUGH Once hung, a Poet harbours now, A simple water-drinking Bard; 60 Why need our Hero then (though frail His best resolves) be on his guard? RCELY HEAR HITHER HE HIS COURSE IS BENDING NOW HE LEAVES THE LOWER GROUND AND UP THE CRAGGY HILL ASCENDING MANY A STOP AND STAY HE MAKES MANY A BREATHING FIT HE TAKES STEEP THE WAY AND WEARISOME YE ALL THE WHILE HIS WHIP IS DUMB THE HORSES HAVE WORKED WITH RIGHT GOOD WILL AND SO HAVE GAINED THE TOP OF THE HILL HE WAS PATIENT THEY WERE STRONG AND NOW THEY SMOOTHLY GLIDE ALONG RECOVERING BREATH AND PLEASE TO WIN THE PRAISES OF MILD BENJAMIN HEAVEN SHIELD HIM FROM MISHAP AND SNARE BUT WHY SO EARLY WITH THIS PRAYER IS IT FOR THREATENINGS IN THE SKY OR FOR SOME OTHER DANGER NIGH NO NONE IS NEAR HIM YET THOUGH HE BE ONE OF MUCH INFIRMITY FOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BROW WHERE ONCE THE DOVE AND OLIVE BOW OFFERED A GREETING OF GOOD ALE TO ALL WHO ENTERED GRASSMERE VALE AND CALLED ON HIM WHO MUST DEPART TO LEAVE IT WITH A JOVIAL HEART THERE WHERE THE DOVE AND OLIVE BOW ONCE HUNGNG A POET HARBOURS NOW A SIMPLE WATER DRINKING BARD WHY NEED OUR HERO THEN THOUGH FRAIL HIS BEST RESOLVES BE ON HIS GUARD
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