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THE BELL-MAN (2) by ROBERT HERRICK

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First Line: ALONG THE DARK, AND SILENT NIGHT
Last Line: BY THE CLOCK 'TIS ALMOST ONE.
Along the dark, and silent night,
With my Lantern, and my Light,
And the tinkling of my Bell,
Thus I walk, and this I tell:
Death and dreadfulnesse call on,
To the gen'rall Session;
To whose dismall Barre, we there
All accompts must come to cleere:
Scores of sins w'ave made here many,
Wip't out few, (God knowes) if any.
Rise ye Debters then, and fall
To make paiment, while I call.
Ponder this, when I am gone;
By the clock 'tis almost One.



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