XXXVI.

The dream is fled. Proud harbinger of day,

Who scar'dst the vision with thy clarion shrill,

Fell chanticleer! who oft hast reft away

My fancied good, and brought substantial ill!

O to thy cursed scream, discordant still,

Let Harmony aye shut her gentle ear:

Thy boastful mirth let jealous rivals spill,

Insult thy crest, and glossy pinions tear,

And ever in thy dreams the ruthless fox appear.

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