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THE PRISONER by AFANASI AFANASIEVICH FET

First Line: BY BARS OF MY PRISON
Last Line: HAND FILES WITH A ZEST.

By bars of my prison
The thick nettle lies;
A willow has risen
Pavilion-wise.

Boats gaily are seeking
The far-away blue;
The lattice is creaking,
My file passes through.

My sorrowful dreaming
Is quiet in me;
The waters are gleaming,
I soon shall be free.

No gloom my heart darkens,
My ache is at rest;
And while my ear hearkens,
Hand files with a zest.



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