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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT ONE AGAIN: 4. THE WAKING, by JEAN INGELOW Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Over his head the chafer hummeth
Last Line: The dreamer hears it, and starts to wake
Subject(s): Sleep; Waking
First Line: Over his head the chafer hummeth
Last Line: The dreamer hears it, and starts to wake
Subject(s): Sleep; Waking
Over his head the chafer hummeth,
Under his feet shut daisies bend:
Waken, man! the enemy cometh,
Thy neighbor, counted so long a friend.
He cannot waken - and firm, and steady,
The enemy comes with lowering brow;
He looks for war, his heart is ready,
His thoughts are bitter - he will not bow.
He fronts the seat, - the dream is flinging
A spell that his footsteps may not break, -
But one in the garden of hops is singing -
The dreamer hears it, and starts awake.
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