"But no. Too soon I voun' my charm abroke. Noo comely soul in white like her— Noo soul a-steppen light like her— An' nwone o' comely height like her— Went by; but all my grief agean awoke."
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The Wind at the Door, from Poets of the English Language, W. H. Auden and Norman Holmes Pearson (1950).
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William Barnes
William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English writer, poet, minister, and philologist. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect and much other work, including a comprehensive English grammar quoting from more than 70 different languages.
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