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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? 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
ntered 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? 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! _Here_ 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. E 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 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 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
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