The sunshine lies on the cottage-wall,
A-shining thro' the snow.
First published in 1893.
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A maniac in the woods—She crosses heedlessly the woodman's path—scourg'd by rebounding boughs.
First published in 1893.
Compare this with discarded stanza in 'Introduction to the Tale of the Dark Ladié' as printed in the Morning Post, Dec. 21, 1799 (vide ante, p. [333]).
And how he cross'd the woodman's paths,
Thro' briars and swampy mosses beat;
How boughs rebounding scourg'd his limbs,
And low stubs gor'd his feet.
Note by J. D. Campbell, P. W., 1893, p. 456.