Men are we, and must grieve when even the shade Of that which once was great is passed away.
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Myriads of daisies have shone forth in flower Near the lark's nest, and in their natural hour Have passed away less happy than the one That by the unwilling ploughshare died to prove The tender charm of poetry and love.
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Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower.
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The thought of our past years in me doth breed Perpetual benediction.
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Often have I sighed to measure By myself a lonely pleasure, Sighed to think I read a book, Only read, perhaps, by me.
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