The Shepherd And His Dog. (From The Villager's Verse-Book.)
My dog and I are both grown old; On these wild downs we watch all day; He looks in my face when the wind blows cold, And thus methinks I hear him say: The gray stone circlet is below, The village smoke is at our feet; We nothing hear but the sailing crow, And wandering flocks, that roam and bleat. Far off, the early horseman hies, In shower or sunshine rushing on; Yonder the dusty whirlwind flies; The distant coach is seen and gone. Though solitude around is spread, Master, alone thou shalt not be; And when the turf is on thy head, I only shall remember thee! I marked his look of faithful care, I placed my hand on his shaggy side; There is a sun that shines above, A sun that shines on both, I cried.
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"My dog and I are both grown old;..."
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