Oer the heath

Here oft though grass & moss are seen 

Tannd brown for want of showers 

Still keeps the ling its darksome green 

Thick set with little flowers 

& yonder mingling oer the heath 

The furze delights to dwell 

Whose blossoms steal the summers breath 

& shed a sultry smell 

Here threatning ploughs have tried in vain 

To till the sandy soil 

Yon slope already sown with grain 

Shows nature mocks the toil

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