. Wordsworth for the young; selections with an introduction for parents and teachers . distant countries have I been, And yet I have not often seen A healthy man, a man full grown, Weep in the public roads, alone. But such a one, on English ground,And in the broad highway, I met;Along the broad highway he came, His cheeks with tears were wet:Sturdy he seemed, though he was sad;And in his arras a Lamb he had. II. He saw me, and he turned aside. As if he wished himself to hide : And with his coat did then essay To wipe those briny tears away. T followed him, and said, My friend, What ails you ?
. Wordsworth for the young; selections with an introduction for parents and teachers . distant countries have I been, And yet I have not often seen A healthy man, a man full grown, Weep in the public roads, alone. But such a one, on English ground,And in the broad highway, I met;Along the broad highway he came, His cheeks with tears were wet:Sturdy he seemed, though he was sad;And in his arras a Lamb he had. II. He saw me, and he turned aside. As if he wished himself to hide : And with his coat did then essay To wipe those briny tears away. T followed him, and said, My friend, What ails you ? wherefore weep you so ?^ — Shame on me, Sir ! this lusty Lamb, He makes my tears to flow. To-day I fetched him from the rock; He is the last of all my flock. III. When I was young, a single after youthful follies
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