The Squire said, "Sure as paradise
Was lost to man by Adam's sinning,
This leap is for us all too bold;

Like winds that lash the waves, or smite
The woods, the autumnal foliage thinning—
"Hold!" said the Squire, "I pray you, hold!

The woods, autumnal foliage thinning—

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[Variant 23:]

1845
... its ponderous knell,
Its far-renowned alarum!
1819
... his ponderous knell,
A far-renowned alarum!
1836
... that ponderous knell—
His far-renowned alarum!
1840

... its ponderous knell,
Its far-renowned alarum!

... his ponderous knell,
A far-renowned alarum!

... that ponderous knell—
His far-renowned alarum!

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