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The sun withdrew his last pale ray, / And clos'd the short and chearless day; / Loud blew the wind, and rain and sleet / Against the cottage casement beat.
The busy housewife trimm'd her fire, / And drew the oaken settle nigher, / And welcom'd home her own good man / To his clean hearth, his pipe, and can; / For Homespun and his bustling wife / Were honest folks in humble life, / Who liv'd contented with their lot, / And lov'd the comforts of their cot.