“The Storm”
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The storm
See the collecting clouds upon the hill
See the collecting roughness of the rill
Hark to the wind it howls among the
trees
And the high rising wind the pigs
See from the skies the shower of
pelting snow
And hear how much the sheep and cattle
low
From the dark cloud a flash of lightning
plays
And down upon the ground a woman
lies
Struck by the lightnings flash the
thunder follows fast
With fury from the skies the light
2 nings cast
See the collecting roughness of the rill
Hark to the wind it howls among the
trees
And the high rising wind the pigs
do see
1
See from the skies the shower of
pelting snow
System generated line number
5And hear how much the sheep and cattle
low
From the dark cloud a flash of lightning
plays
And down upon the ground a woman
lies
Struck by the lightnings flash the
thunder follows fast
With fury from the skies the light
2 nings cast
System generated line number
10
See how from yonder hills the cloudscollect
And see how dark and dreary they dolook
Promising hail and snow the birdsretire
Into their nests and chirp and scream
Prophesying the coming storm down
pours the snow
Covering the hedges and thehouses tops
Loud howls the wind andwhistling roots up many a tree
The sheep bleat loudly and thecareful dog
Collecting them in a flock conductsthem home
Then when the storm is over
from the clouds
Peeps forth the sun and shiningon the snow
Gives it that dazzling whitenessto the eye
In which its principle beautydoth consist
And so in beginning anotherline I end
And see how dark and dreary they dolook
Promising hail and snow the birdsretire
Into their nests and chirp and scream
Prophesying the coming storm down
System generated line number
15Covering the hedges and thehouses tops
70
Loud howls the wind andwhistling roots up many a tree
The sheep bleat loudly and thecareful dog
Collecting them in a flock conductsthem home
Then when the storm is over
System generated line number
20Peeps forth the sun and shiningon the snow
Gives it that dazzling whitenessto the eye
In which its principle beautydoth consist
And so in beginning anotherline I end