The bashful earthquake & other fables and verses . THE SNAILS DREAM. A SNAIL, who had a way, it seems, Of dreaming very curious dreams. Once dreamed he was—3-oun never guess ! The Lightning Limited Express !. 51 A CHRISTMAS LEGEND. Beneathe an ancient oake one daye A holye friar kneeled to praye; Scarce hadde he mumbled Aves three, When lo ! a voice within the tree ! Straighte to the friars hearte it wente, A voice as of some spirit pente Within the hollow of the tree, That cried, ^ Good father, sette me free ! Quoth he, This hath an evil sounde.^Ande bente him lower to the ever th
The bashful earthquake & other fables and verses . THE SNAILS DREAM. A SNAIL, who had a way, it seems, Of dreaming very curious dreams. Once dreamed he was—3-oun never guess ! The Lightning Limited Express !. 51 A CHRISTMAS LEGEND. Beneathe an ancient oake one daye A holye friar kneeled to praye; Scarce hadde he mumbled Aves three, When lo ! a voice within the tree ! Straighte to the friars hearte it wente, A voice as of some spirit pente Within the hollow of the tree, That cried, ^ Good father, sette me free ! Quoth he, This hath an evil sounde.^Ande bente him lower to the ever tho he prayed, the moreThe voice hys pytie didde implore,Untyl he raised hys eyes ande thereBehelde a mayden ghostlie to the holy manne she spoke: Within the holloiv of this oakyEnchanted for a hundred yeares,Have I been hounde — yet vain my teares /Notte anything can hreake the hanneTill I he kissd by holye manne. 52 < Woe s me! thenne sayd the friar ; ^ if thouBe sente to tempt me breake my vowe ;Butte whether mayde or fiende thou be,Ill stake my soul to sette thee holye manne then crossed hym thrice,And kissed the mayde — when in a triceShe vanished — ^ Heaven forgive me
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