AmyLowell:ATaleforanAutumnEvening
<p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Print">Print</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Cruikshank">Cruikshank</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gusty">gusty</span> <span word="night">night</span>,</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="booming">booming</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swooping">swooping</span>,</p><p><span word="Looping">Looping</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="corners">corners</span>,</p><p><span word="Sliding">Sliding</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cobble">cobble</span>-<span word="stones">stones</span>,</p><p><span word="Whipping">Whipping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="veering">veering</span>,</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="careering">careering</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roofs">roofs</span></p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="clattering">clattering</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>.</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Spruggins">Spruggins</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>,</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Spruggins">Spruggins</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gait">gait</span>,</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Spruggins">Spruggins</span></p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="whistled">whistled</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>,</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="pit">pit</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="patting">patting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidewalk">sidewalk</span>,</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="muffler">muffler</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="coat">coat</span>-<span word="tails">tails</span> <span word="blown">blown</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="bumped">bumped</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="railings">railings</span>,</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="chuckled">chuckled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ouch">Ouch</span>!</p><p><span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="patting">patting</span> <span word="feet">feet</span></p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="bore">bore</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="flagstones">flagstones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="dodged">dodged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span>, <span word="winking">winking</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Spruggins">Spruggins</span>,</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="flung">flung</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="door">door</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>,</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>-<span word="lamp">lamp</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="flared">flared</span> <span word="up">up</span>,</p>
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