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THE

LUTRIN.


CANTO IV.

THE Sextons to their early Task repair,
And call the Yawning Priests to Matin Pray'r;
The Bells with silver Sounds the Region shake,
Their Turrets rock, and lazy Chanters wake;
Half rais'd at the sad Din, Each drowsy Head
Sinks down opprest by its own Native Lead.

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