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(ON YELL'HAM HILL)
IN my loamy nook / As I dig my hole / I observe men look / At a stone, and sigh / As they pass it by / To some far goal.
Something it says / To their glancing eyes / That must distress / The frail and lame, / And the strong of frame / Gladden or surprise.
Do signs on its face / Declare how far / Feet have to trace / Before they gain / Some blest champaign / Where no gins are?