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1015 As he beheld the Woman lie [112] Breathless and motionless, the mind Of Peter sadly was confused; But, though to such demands unused, And helpless almost as the blind, 1020 He raised her up; and, while he held Her body propped against his knee, The Woman waked  and when she spied The poor Ass standing by her side, She moaned most bitterly. AS HE BEHELD THE WOMAN LIE BREATHLESS AND MOTIONLESS THE MIND OF PETER SADLY WAS CONFUSED BUT THOUGH TO SUCH DEMANDS UNUSED AND HELPLESS ALMOST AS THE BLIND HE RAISED HER UP AND WHILE HE HELD HER BODY PROPPED AGAINST HIS KNEE THE WOMAN WAKED AND WHEN SHE SPIED THE POOR ASS STANDING BY HER SIDE SHE MOANED MOST BITTERLY
 stones and pebbles, he Sets down his hoofs inaudibly, As if with felt his hoofs were shod. 990 Along the lane the trusty Ass Went twice two hundred yards or more, And no one could have guessed his aim,-- Till to a lonely house he came, And stopped beside the door. [109] 995 Thought Peter, 'tis the poor man's home! He listens--not a sound is heard Save from the trickling household rill; But, stepping o'er the cottage-sill, Forthwith a little Girl appeared. 1000 She to the Meeting-house was bound In hopes [110] some tidings there to gather: No glimpse it is, no doubtful gleam; She saw--and uttered with a scream, "My father! here's my father!" 1005 The very word was plainly heard, Heard plainly by the wretched Mother-- Her joy was like a deep affright: And forth she rushed into the light, And saw it was another! 1010 And, instantly, upon the earth, Beneath the full moon shining bright, Close to [111] the Ass's feet she fell; At the same moment Peter Bell Dismounts in most unhappy plight.  THROUGH AND UP THE STONY LANE HE GOES NO GHOST MORE SOFTLY EVER TROD AMONG THE STONES AND PEBBLES HE SETS DOWN HIS HOOFS INAUDIBLY AS IF WITH FELT HIS HOOFS WERE SHOD ALONG THE LANE THE TRUSTY ASS WENT TWICE TWO HUNDRED YARDS OR MORE AND NO ONE COULD HAVE GUESSED HIS AIM TILL TO A LONELY HOUSE HE CAME AND STOPPED BESIDE THE DOOR THOUGHT PETER TIS THE POOR MAN'S HOME HE LISTENS NOT A SOUND IS HEARD SAVE FROM THE TRICKLING HOUSEHOLD RILL BUT STEPPING O'ER THE COTTAGE SILL FORTHWITH A LITTLE GIRL APPEARED SHE TO THE MEETING HOUSE WAS BOUND IN HOPES SOME TIDINGS THERE TO GATHER NO GLIMPSE IT IS NO DOUBTFUL GLEAM SHE SAW AND UTTERED WITH A SCREAM MY FATHER HERE'S MY FATHER THE VERY WORD WAS PLAINLY HEARD HEARD PLAINLY BY THE WRETCHED MOTHER HER JOY WAS LIKE A DEEP AFFRIGHT AND FORTH SHE RUSHED INTO THE LIGHT AND SAW IT WAS ANOTHER AND INSTANTLY UPON THE EARTH BENEATH THE FULL MOON SHINING BRIGHT CLOSE TO THE ASS'S FEET SHE FELL AT THE SAME MOMENT PETER BELL DISMOUNTS IN MOST UNHAPPY PLIGHT
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