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915 And now the Spirits of the Mind Are busy with poor Peter Bell; Upon the rights of visual sense Usurping, with a prevalence More terrible than magic spell. AND NOW THE SPIRITS OF THE MIND ARE BUSY WITH POOR PETER BELL UPON THE RITES OF VISUAL SENSE USURPING WITH A PREVALENCE MORE TERRIBLE THAN MAGIC SPELL
 To think of one, almost a child; A sweet and playful Highland girl, As light and beauteous as a squirrel, As beauteous and as wild! 890 Her dwelling was a lonely house, [99] A cottage in a heathy dell; And she put on her gown of green, And left her mother at sixteen, And followed Peter Bell. 895 But many good and pious thoughts Had she; and, in the kirk to pray, Two long Scotch miles, through rain or snow, To kirk she had been used to go, Twice every Sabbath-day. 900 And, when she followed Peter Bell, It was to lead an honest life; For he, with tongue not used to falter, Had pledged his troth before the altar To love her as his wedded wife. 905 A mother's hope is hers;--but soon She drooped and pined like one forlorn; From Scripture she a name [100] did borrow; Benoni, or the child of sorrow, She called her babe unborn. 910 For she had learned how Peter lived, And took it in most grievous part; She to the very bone was worn, And, ere that little child was born, Died of a broken heart. TRONG COMPUNCTION AND REMORSE BUT MORE THAN ALL HIS HEART IS STUNG TO THINK OF ONE ALMOST A CHILD A SWEET AND PLAYFUL HIGHLAND GIRL AS LIGHT AND BEAUTEOUS AS A SQUIRREL AS BEAUTEOUS AND AS WILD HER DWELLING WAS A LONELY HOUSE A COTTAGE IN A HEATHY DELL AND SHE PUT ON HER GOWN OF GREEN AND LEFT HER MOTHER AT SIXTEEN AND FOLLOWED PETER BELL BUT MANY GOOD AND PIOUS THOUGHTS HAD SHE AND IN THE KIRK TO PRAY TWO LONG SCOTCH MILES THROUGH RAIN OR SNOW TO KIRK SHE HAD BEEN USED TO GO TWICE EVERY SABBATH DAY AND WHEN SHE FOLLOWED PETER BELL IT WAS TO LEAD AN HONEST LIFE FOR HE WITH TONGUE NOT USED TO FALTER HAD PLEDGED HIS TROTH BEFORE THE ALTAR TO LOVE HER AS HIS WEDDED WIFE A MOTHER'S HOPE IS HERS BUT SOON SHE DROOPED AND PINED LIKE ONE FORLORN FROM SCRIPTURE SHE A NAME DID BORROW BENONIE OR THE CHILD OF SORROW SHE CALLED HER BABE UNBORN FOR SHE HAD LEARNED HOW PETER LIVED AND TOOK IT IN MOST GRIEVOUS PART SHE TO THE VERY BONE WAS WORN AND ERE THAT LITTLE CHILD WAS BORN DIED OF A BROKEN HEART
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