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6 I knew a man, a
common farmer — the father of
five
sons;
And in them were the fathers of sons — and in them were the fathers of sons.
7 This man was of wonderful vigor, calmness, beauty of person;
The shape of his head, the richness and breadth of his manners, the pale yellow and white of his hair and beard, and the immeasurable meaning of his black eyes,
These I used to go and visit him to see — he was wise also;
He was six feet tall, he was over eighty years old — his sons were massive, clean, bearded, tan-faced, handsome;
They and his daughters loved him — all who saw him
loved
him;
They did not love him by allowance — they loved him with personal love;
He drank water only — the blood show'd like scarlet through the clear-brown skin of his face;
He was a frequent gunner and fisher — he sail'd his boat himself — he had a fine one presented to him by a ship-joiner — he had fowling-pieces, presented to him by men that loved him;
When he went with his five sons and many grand-sons to hunt or fish, you would pick him out as the most beautiful and vigorous of the gang,
You would wish long and long to be with him — you would wish to sit by him in the boat, that you and he might touch each other.
And in them were the fathers of sons — and in them were the fathers of sons.
7 This man was of wonderful vigor, calmness, beauty of person;
The shape of his head, the richness and breadth of his manners, the pale yellow and white of his hair and beard, and the immeasurable meaning of his black eyes,
These I used to go and visit him to see — he was wise also;
He was six feet tall, he was over eighty years old — his sons were massive, clean, bearded, tan-faced, handsome;
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They did not love him by allowance — they loved him with personal love;
He drank water only — the blood show'd like scarlet through the clear-brown skin of his face;
He was a frequent gunner and fisher — he sail'd his boat himself — he had a fine one presented to him by a ship-joiner — he had fowling-pieces, presented to him by men that loved him;
When he went with his five sons and many grand-sons to hunt or fish, you would pick him out as the most beautiful and vigorous of the gang,
You would wish long and long to be with him — you would wish to sit by him in the boat, that you and he might touch each other.
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