THE GOOSE-GIRL
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pring rides no horses down the hill,But comes on foot, a goose-girl still.And all the loveliest things there beCome simply, so, it seems to me.If ever I said, in grief or pride,I tired of honest things, I lied;And should be cursed forevermoreWith Love in laces, like a whore,And neighbors cold, and friends unsteady,And Spring on horseback, like a lady!
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