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[81] 735 PART THIRD I've heard of one, a gentle Soul, Though given to sadness and to gloom, And for the fact will vouch,  one night It chanced that by a taper's light This man was reading in his room; 740 Bending, as you or I might bend At night o'er any pious book, [82] When sudden blackness overspread The snow white page on which he read, And made the good man round him look. C DOMAIN PART THIRD I'VE HEARD OF ONE A GENTLE SOUL THOUGH GIVEN TO SADNESS AND TO GLOOM AND FOR THE FACT WILL VOUCH ONE NIGHT IT CHANCED THAT BY A TAPER'S LIGHT THIS MAN WAS READING IN HIS ROOM BENDING AS YOU OR I MIGHT BEND AT NIGHT OR ANY PIOUS BOOK WHEN SUDDEN BLACKNESS OVERSPREAD THE SNOW WHITE PAGE ON WHICH HE READ AND MADE THE GOOD MAN ROUND HIM LOOK
there is not a bush or tree, The very leaves they follow me-- So huge hath been my wickedness!" 710 To a close lane they now are come, Where, as before, the enduring Ass Moves on without a moment's stop, Nor once turns round his head to crop A bramble-leaf or blade of grass. 715 Between the hedges as they go, The white dust sleeps upon the lane; And Peter, ever and anon Back-looking, sees, upon a stone, Or in the dust, a crimson stain. 720 A stain--as of a drop of blood By moonlight made more faint and wan; Ha! why these sinkings of despair? [79] He knows not how the blood comes there-- And Peter is a wicked man. 725 At length he spies a bleeding wound, Where he had struck the Ass's head; [80] He sees the blood, knows what it is,-- A glimpse of sudden joy was his, But then it quickly fled; 730 Of him whom sudden death had seized He thought,--of thee, O faithful Ass! And once again those ghastly pains, Shoot to and fro through heart and reins, And through his brain like lightning pass.   PART THIRD OF PETER BELL BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLI
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