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Swept, swept away is my vaunted pride On a flood-tide of tenderness; I envy the dog that bounds to his side, And the chestnut mare he is wont to ride 'Cross moor and mead when the day is fine, As she lays her head in a mute caress 'Gainst the arm of _her_ lord--and _mine!_