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The snows dissolved, and genial Spring returned To clothe the fields with verdure. THE SNOWS DISSOLVED AND GENIAL SPRING RETURNED TO CLOTHE THE FIELDS WITH VERDURE
 nest; 20 A last year's nest, conspicuously built At such small elevation from the ground As gave sure sign that they, who in that house Of nature and of love had made their home Amid the fir-trees, all the summer long 25 Dwelt in a tranquil spot. And oftentimes, A few sheep, stragglers from some mountain-flock, Would watch my motions with suspicious stare, From the remotest outskirts of the grove,-- Some nook where they had made their final stand, 30 Huddling together from two fears--the fear Of me and of the storm. Full many an hour Here did I lose. But in this grove the trees Had been so thickly planted, and had thriven In such perplexed and intricate array; 35 That vainly did I seek, beneath [1] their stems A length of open space, where to and fro My feet might move without concern or care; And, baffled thus, though earth from day to day Was fettered, and the air by storm disturbed, 40 I ceased the shelter to frequent, [2]--and prized, Less than I wished to prize, that calm recess. IRS AND ON THE FORK OF THAT ONE BEECH APPEARED A THRUSH'S NEST A LAST YEAR'S NEST CONSPICUOUSLY BUILT AT SUCH SMALL ELEVATION FROM THE GROUND AS GAVE SURE SIGN THAT THEY WHO IN THAT HOUSE OF NATURE AND OF LOVE HAD MADE THEIR HOME AMID THE FIR TREES ALL THE SUMMER LONG DWELT IN A TRANQUIL SPOT AND OFTENTIMES A FEW SHEEP STRAGGLERS FROM SOME MOUNTAIN FLOCK WOULD WATCH MY MOTIONS WITH SUSPICIOUS STARE FROM THE REMOTEST OUTSKIRTS OF THE GROVE SOME NOOK WHERE THEY HAD MADE THEIR FINAL STAND HUDDLING TOGETHER FROM TWO FEARS FEAR OF ME AND OF THE STORM FULL MANY AN HOUR HERE DID I LOSE BUT IN THIS GROVE THE TREES HAD BEEN SO THICKLY PLANTED AND HAD THRIVEN IN SUCH PERPLEXED AND INTRICATE ARRAY THAT VAINLY DID I SEEK BENEATH THEIR STEMS A LENGTH OF OPEN SPACE WHERE TO AND FRO MY FEET MIGHT MOVE WITHOUT CONCERN OR CARE AND BAFFLED THUS THOUGH EARTH FROM DAY TO DAY WAS FETTERED AND THE AIR BY STORM DISTURBED I CEASED THE SHELTER TO FREQUENT AND PRIZED LESS THAN I WISHED TO PRIZE THAT CALM RECESS
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