Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke; How jocund did they drive their team afield! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! Poems by Mr. Gray - Page 127by Thomas Gray - 1775 - 136 pagesFull view - About this book
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