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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG FOR THE SPINNING WHEEL, by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Swiftly turn the murmuring wheel!
Last Line: Sleeping on the mountain's breast.
First Line: Swiftly turn the murmuring wheel!
Last Line: Sleeping on the mountain's breast.
SWIFTLY turn the murmuring wheel!
Night has brought the welcome hour,
When the weary fingers feel
Help, as if from faery power;
Dewy night o'ershades the ground;
Turn the swift wheel round and round!
Now, beneath the starry sky,
Couch the widely-scattered sheep; --
Ply the pleasant labour, ply!
For the spindle, while they sleep,
Runs with speed more smooth and fine,
Gathering up a trustier line.
Short-lived likings may be bred
By a glance from fickle eyes;
But true love is like the thread
Which the kindly wool supplies,
When the flocks are all at rest
Sleeping on the mountain's breast.
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