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750 The godly book was in his hand   And, on the page, more black than coal, Appeared, set forth in strange array, A _word_  which to his dying day Perplexed the good man's gentle soul. 755 The ghostly word, thus plainly seen, [84] Did never from his lips depart; But he hath said, poor gentle wight! It brought full many a sin to light Out of the bottom of his heart. THE GODLY BOOK WAS IN HIS HAND AND ON THE PAGE MORE BLACK THAN COAL APPEAR'D SET FORTH IN STRANGE ARRAY A WORD WHICH TO HIS DYING DAY PERPLEX'D THE GOOD MAN'S GENTLE SOUL THE GHOSTLY WORD THUS PLAINLY SEEN DID NEVER FROM HIS LIPS DEPART BUT HE HATH SAID POOR GENTLE WIGHT IT BROUGHT FULL MANY A SIN TO LIGHT OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF HIS HEART
 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. [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. 745 The chamber walls were dark all round,-- And to his book he turned again; --The light had left the lonely taper, [83] And formed itself upon the paper Into large letters--bright and plain!  PART THIRD OF PETER BELL BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC 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 THE CHAMBER WALLS WERE DARK ALL ROUND AND TO HIS BOOK HE TURNED AGAIN THE LIGHT HAD LEFT THE LONELY TAPER AND FORMED ITSELF UPON THE PAPER INTO LARGE LETTERS BRIGHT AND PLAIN
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