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The beautiful in nature is the unmarred result of God's first creative or forming will, and.. the beautiful in art is the result of an unmistaken working of man in accordance with the beautiful in nature.

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But no. Too soon I voun' my charm abroke.
Noo comely soul in white like her—
Noo soul a-steppen light like her—
An' nwone o' comely height like her—
Went by; but all my grief agean awoke.


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But still the neäme do bide the seäme—
'Tis Pentridge—Pentridge by the river.


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An' there vor me the apple tree
Do leän down low in Linden Lea.


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We souls on foot, with foot-folk meet: For we that cannot hope to ride For ease or pride, have fellowship.

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William Barnes

William Barnes
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Born: February 22, 1801
Died: October 7, 1886 (aged 85)
Bio: William Barnes was an English writer, poet, Church of England priest, and philologist. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a comprehensive English grammar quoting from more than 70 different languages.
Known for:
  1. Poems of rural life in the Dorset dialect (1844)
  2. Poems in the Dorset dialect (1864)
  3. A philological grammar (1854)
  4. Poems of William Barnes

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