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[The Boy from his bedroom-window]
The Boy from his bedroom-window
Look'd over the little town,
And away to the bleak black upland
Under a clouded moon.
Look'd over the little town,
And away to the bleak black upland
Under a clouded moon.
The moon came forth from her cavern
He saw the sudden gleam
Of a tarn in the swarthy moorland;
Or perhaps the whole was a dream.
He saw the sudden gleam
Of a tarn in the swarthy moorland;
Or perhaps the whole was a dream.
For I never could find that water
In all my walks and rides:
Far-off, in the Land of Memory,
That midnight pool abides.
In all my walks and rides:
Far-off, in the Land of Memory,
That midnight pool abides.
Many fine things had I glimpse of,
And said, ‘I shall find them one day.’
Whether within or without me
They were, I cannot say.
And said, ‘I shall find them one day.’
Whether within or without me
They were, I cannot say.
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