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[C] Well! that is past  and in despite Of open door and shining light. And now the conqueror essays The long ascent of Dunmail raise; 100 And with his team is gentle here As when he clomb from Rydal Mere; His whip they do not dread  his voice They only hear it to rejoice. WELL THAT IS PAST AND IN DESPITE OF OPEN DOOR AND SHINING LIGHT AND NOW THE CONQUEROR ESSAYS THE LONG ASCENT OF DUN MALE RAYS AND WITH HIS TEAM AS GENTLE HERE AS WHEN HE CLAMB FROM RIDAL MERE HIS WHIP THEY DO NOT DREAD HIS VOICE THEY ONLY HEAR IT TO REJOICE
e_ is no danger,--none at all! 70 Beyond his wish he walks secure; [11] But pass a mile--and _then_ for trial,-- Then for the pride of self-denial; If he resist that tempting door, Which with such friendly voice will call; 75 If he resist those casement panes, And that bright gleam which thence will fall Upon his Leaders' bells and manes, Inviting him with cheerful lure: For still, though all be dark elsewhere, 80 Some shining notice will be 'there' Of open house and ready fare. The place to Benjamin right well [12] Is known, and by as strong a spell As used to be that sign of love 85 And hope--the OLIVE-BOUGH and DOVE; He knows it to his cost, good Man! Who does not know the famous SWAN? Object uncouth! and yet our boast, [13] For it was painted by the Host; 90 His own conceit the figure planned, 'Twas coloured all by his own hand; And that frail Child of thirsty clay, Of whom I sing [14] this rustic lay, Could tell with self-dissatisfaction 95 Quaint stories of the bird's attraction! NEST FOLK WITHIN IT IS A DOUBT WITH BENJAMIN WHETHER THEY BE ALIVE OR DEAD HERE IS NO DANGER NONE AT ALL BEYOND HIS WISH HE WALKS SECURE BUT PASS A MILE AND THEN FOR TRIAL THEN FOR THE PRIDE OF SELF DENIAL IF HE RESIST THAT TEMPTING DOOR WHICH WITH SUCH FRIENDLY VOICE WILL CALL IF HE RESIST THOSE CASEMENT PAINS AND THAT BRIGHT GLEAM WHICH THENCE WILL FALL UPON HIS LEADERS BELLS AND MANES INVITING HIM WITH CHEERFUL LURE FOR STILL THOUGH ALL BE DARK ELSEWHERE SOME SHINING NOTICE WILL BE THERE OF OPEN HOUSE AND READY FARE THE PLACE TO BENJAMIN RIGHT WELL IS KNOWN AND BY AS STRONG A SPELL AS USED TO BE THAT SIGN OF LOVE AND HOPE THE OLIVE BOW AND DOVE HE KNOWS IT TO HIS COST GOOD MAN WHO DOES NOT KNOW THE FAMOUS SWAN OBJECT UNCOUTH AND YET OUR BOAST FOR IT WAS PAINTED BY THE HOST HIS OWN CONCEIT THE FIGURE PLANN'D TWAS COLOUR'D ALL BY HIS OWN HAND AND THAT FRAIL CHILD OF THIRSTY CLAY OF WHOM I SING THIS RUSTIC LAY COULD TELL WITH SELF DISSATISFACTION QUAINT STORIES OF THE BIRD'S ATTRACTION
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