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800 By this his heart is lighter far; And, finding that he can account So snugly [90] for that crimson stain, His evil spirit up again Does like an empty bucket mount. BY THIS HIS HEART IS LIGHTER FAR AND FINDING THAT HE CAN ACCOUNT SO SNUGLY FOR THAT CRIMSON STAIN HIS EVIL SPIRIT UP AGAIN DOES LIKE AN EMPTY BUCKET MOUNT
 so well; From men of pensive virtue go, Dread Beings! and your empire show On hearts like that of Peter Bell. 775 Your presence often have I [87] felt In darkness and the stormy night; And, with like force, [88] if need there be, Ye can put forth your agency When earth is calm, and heaven is bright. 780 Then, coming from the wayward world, That powerful world in which ye dwell, Come, Spirits of the Mind! and try, To-night, beneath the moonlight sky, What may be done with Peter Bell! 785 --O, would that some more skilful voice My further labour might prevent! Kind Listeners, that around me sit, I feel that I am all unfit For such high argument. 790 I've played, I've danced, [89] with my narration; I loitered long ere I began: Ye waited then on my good pleasure; Pour out indulgence still, in measure As liberal as ye can! 795 Our Travellers, ye remember well, Are thridding a sequestered lane; And Peter many tricks is trying, And many anodynes applying, To ease his conscience of its pain. PEAK IN REVERENCE BUT MIGHT I GIVE ADVICE TO YOU WHOM IN MY FEAR I LOVE SO WELL FROM MEN OF PENSIVE VIRTUE GO DREAD BEINGS AND YOUR EMPIRES SHOW ON HEARTS LIKE THAT OF PETER BELL YOUR PRESENCE OFTEN HAVE I FELT IN DARKNESS AND THE STORMY NIGHT AND WITH LIKE FORCE IF NEED THERE BE YE CAN PUT FORTH YOUR AGENCY WHEN EARTH IS CALM AND HEAVEN IS BRIGHT THEN COMING FROM THE WAYWARD WORLD THAT POWERFUL WORLD IN WHICH HE DWELL COME SPIRITS OF THE MIND AND TRY TO NIGHT BENEATH THE MOONLIT SKY WHAT MAY BE DONE WITH PETER BELL OH WOULD THAT SOME MORE SKILFUL VOICE MY FURTHER LABOUR MIGHT PREVENT KIND LISTENERS THAT AROUND ME SIT I FEEL THAT I AM ALL UNFIT FOR SUCH HIGH ARGUMENT I'VE PLAYED I'VE DANCED WITH MY NARRATION I LOITERED LONG ERE I BEGAN YE WAITED THEN ON MY GOOD PLEASURE POUR OUT INDULGENCE STILL IN MEASURE AS LIBERAL AS YOU CAN OUR TRAVELLERS YOU REMEMBER WELL ARE THRIDDLING A SEQUESTERED LANE AND PETER MANY TRICKS IS TRYING AND MANY ANODYNES APPLYING TO EASE HIS CONSCIENCE OF ITS PAIN
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