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LYRICAL BALLADS,

WITH OTHER POEMS.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

1800

By W. WORDSWORTH.

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VOL. I.

SECOND EDITION.

CONTENTS.

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 THE TABLES TURNED

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 ANIMAL TRANQUILLITY G DECAY 

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  S!% +!u##%-+, an# y*u !%a- !%- -y,

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  WE ARE SEVEN. 

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  T!a' "u+'%-# -*un# !%- !%a#.

  S!% !a# a -u+', 6**#"an# a-,

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  S%/%n *y+ an# $-"+ a-% 6%

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  In %# +!% m*ann$ "ay,

  T"" 9*# -%"%a+%# !%- *4 !%- &an,

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  I ann*' '%"", I #* n*' 3n*6.

  W!y '!+ + +'-an$%, +a# I.

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  An# -n$ n* **3, 4*- '!+ *n% #ay

  W%"" $/% '* #"%n%++.

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  O- 6a'!# !+ "a@y *a' +'"" "%++nn$ m*-% an# m*-%

  My 4a'!%- 6a+ a $**# an# &*u+ man,

  An !*n%+' man y !*n%+' &a-%n'+ -%#,

  An# I %"%/% '!a', +**n a+ I %$an

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  An# a4'%-6a-#+, y my $**# 4a'!%- 'au$!',

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  I -%a#, an# "*/%# '!% **3+ n 6!! I -%a#

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  A!( "''"% ma-3%#, !*6 4a+' '!%y -*""%# a6ay>

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  T!a' *n !+ ma--a$%7#ay +6%%' mu+ ma#%

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  T"" '!%n !% !*&%# !+ *n%+ m$!' '!%-% % "a#,

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  W% '6* !a# +un$, "3% $"a#+*m% -#+ n May.

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  An# n a 2u%' !*m% *n% m*-% my 4a'!%- +"%&'.

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  5*u- y%a-+ %a! #ay 6'! #a"y -%a# 6a+ "%+',

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  5*n#"y 6% 6+!%#, an# 6+!%# a6ay, n*- 3n%6,

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  An# ' 6a+ n '!% En$"+! '*n$u%.

  S6%%' a%( '!%y +ay '!a' I am ma#,

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  O!( &-%++ m% 6'! '!y "''"% !an#

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  My &-%''y '!n$( '!%n '!*u +!a"' +n$,

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  An# '!%-%, my a% 6%"" "/% 4*- ay%.

 THE ANCIENT MARINER,

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A POETS REVERIE.

 AR9UMENT.

H*6 a S!&, !a/n$ <-+' +a"%# '* '!% E2ua'*-, 6a+ #-/%n y S'*-m+,

'* '!% *"# C*un'-y '*6a-#+ '!% S*u'! P*"% !*6 '!% An%n' Ma-n%-

-u%""y, an# n *n'%m&' *4 '!% "a6+ *4 !*+&'a"'y, 3""%# a

S%a7-# an# !*6 !% 6a+ 4*""*6%# y many an# +'-an$% u#$%m%n'+

an# n 6!a' mann%- !% am% a3 '* !+ *6n C*un'-y.

 T!% ANCIENT MARINER.

 A POETS REVERIE.

I.

  I' + an an%n' Ma-n%-,

  An# !% +'*&&%'! *n% *4 '!-%%>

  By '!y "*n$ $-%y %a-# an# '!y $"''%-n$ %y%

  N*6 6!%-%4*-% +'*&&%+' m%

  T!% B-#%$-**m+ #**-+ a-% *&%n# 6#%

  An# I am n%)' *4 3n

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  T!% -$!'7%y%# Ma-n%-.

  T!% S!& 6a+ !%%-#, '!% Ha-*u- "%a-#77

  M%--"y ## 6% #-*&

  B%"*6 '!% F-3, %"*6 '!% H"",

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III.

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  I' m*/# an# m*/#, an# '**3 a' "a+'

  A %-'an +!a&%, I 6+'.

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  5*u- 'm%+ <4'y "/n$ m%n,

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IV.

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