February

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February

A FEW tossed thrushes save

That carolled less than cried

Against the dying rave

And moan that never died,

No bird sang then; no thorn,

No tree was green beside

Them only never shorn --

The few by all the winds

And chill mutations born

Of Winter's many minds

Abused and whipt in vain --

Swarth yew and ivy kinds

And iron breeds germane.

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February
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<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">February</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line">A FEW tossed thrushes save</p><p class="line">That carolled less than cried</p><p class="line">Against the dying rave</p><p class="line">And moan that never died,</p><p class="line">No bird sang then; no thorn,</p><p class="line">No tree was green beside</p><p class="line">Them only never shorn --</p><p class="line">The few by all the winds</p><p class="line">And chill mutations born</p><p class="line">Of Winter's many minds</p><p class="line">Abused and whipt in vain --</p><p class="line">Swarth yew and ivy kinds</p><p class="line">And iron breeds germane.</p></div></body></html>