Yearning for the large excitement that the coming years would yield, Eager-hearted as a boy when first he leaves his father's field, And at night along the dusky highway near and nearer drawn, Sees in heaven the light of London flaring like a dreary dawn... The Recreations of a Country Parson - Page 244by Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd - 1866 - 418 pagesFull view - About this book
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...Yearning for the large cxcitament that the coming years would yield, Eager-hearted as a boy when first ho leaves his father's field, And at night, along the dusky highway near anil nearer drawn, Sees in heaven the light of London flaring like a dreary dawn, And his spirit leaps... | |
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