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A WINTER SCENE[1]
The rabbit leaps,
The mouse out-creeps,
The flag out-peeps
Beside the brook;
The ferret weeps,
The marmot sleeps,
The owlet keeps
In his snug nook.
The apples thaw,
The ravens caw,
The squirrels gnaw
The frozen fruit.
- ↑ These stanzas formed part of the original manuscript of the essay on 'A Winter Walk,' but were excluded by Emerson.
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