 THE CURFEW tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me.  Poems. By Mr. Gray - Page 149by Thomas Gray - 1790 - 178 pagesFull view - About this book
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