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THE VILLAIN by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

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First Line: WHILE JOY GAVE CLOUDS THE LIGHT OF STARS
Last Line: INTO A DARK AND LONELY WOOD.
Subject(s): WIND;
While joy gave clouds the light of stars,
That beamed where'er they looked;
And calves and lambs had tottering knees,
Excited, while they sucked;

While every bird enjoyed his song,
Without one thought of harm or wrong --
I turned my head and saw the wind,
Not far from where I stood,
Dragging the corn by her golden hair,
Into a dark and lonely wood.



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