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1
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One summer evening (led by her) I found

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A little boat tied to a willow tree

2
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It was an act of stealth

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And troubled pleasure

3
Q

Small circles glittering idly in the moon,

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Until they melted all into one track

Of sparkling light

4
Q

lustily

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I dipped my oars into the silent lake,

5
Q

my boat

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Went heaving through the water like a swan;

6
Q

a huge peak, black and huge,

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As if with voluntary power instinct,

Upreared its head.

7
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I struck and struck again,

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And growing still in stature the grim shape

8
Q

With trembling oars I turned,

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And through the silent water stole my way

Back to the covert of the willow tree;

9
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o’er my thoughts

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There hung a darkness

10
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No familiar shapes

Remained

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no pleasant images of trees,