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In Late Fall.

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Such days as break the wild bird's heart;             Such days as kill it and its songs;         A death which knows a sweeter part             Of days to which such death belongs.         And now old eyes are filled with tears,             As with the rain the frozen flowers;         Time moves so slowly one but fears             The burthen on his wasted powers.         And so he stopped;--and thou art dead!             And that is found which once was feared:--         A farewell to thy gray, gray head,             A goodnight to thy goodly beard!

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