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STANZA, WRITTEN AT BRACKNELL.

[Composed March, 1814. Published in Hogg’s “Life of Shelley”, 1858.]

Thy dewy looks sink in my breast; Thy gentle words stir poison there; Thou hast disturbed the only rest That was the portion of despair! Subdued to Duty’s hard control, I could have borne my wayward lot: The chains that bind this ruined soul Had cankered then—but crushed it not.

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