Thick lay the dust, uncomfortably white,
In glaring mimicry of Arab sand.
The woods and mountains slept in hazy light;
The meadows looked athirst and tawny tanned;
The little rills had left their channels bare,
With scarce a pool to witness what they were...
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Up the dale and down the bourne, By the grassy-fringèd river, |
How beautiful is the rain! How it clatters along the roofs, |
I Love at eventide to walk alone, |