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Sonnets IV.

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Inscribed to S.F.S.     And there I found him whom I went to find,     A man of noble make and head uplift,     Of equal carriage, Nature's bounteous gift;     For in no shelter had his generous mind     Grown flowers that need the winds, rough not unkind.     The joiner's bench taught him, with judgment swift,     Seen things to fashion, unseen things to sift;     From all his face a living soul outshined,     Telling of strength and inward quietude;     His great hand shook mine greatly, and his eyes     Looked straight in mine with spiritual replies:     I left him, rich with overflowing good.     Such joys within two hours of happy mood,     Met me beneath the everlasting skies.

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