Cows went & came

Cows went & came with every morn & night
To the wild pasture as their common right
& sheep unfolded with the rising sun
Heard the swains shout & felt their freedom won
Tracked the red fallow field & heath & plain
Or sought the brook to drink & roamed again

While the glad shepherd traced their tracks along
Free as the lark & happy as her song

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