Page:The works of Anna Laetitia Barbauld volume 1.djvu/112

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THE GROANS OF THE TANKARD.
Her aspect sour and stern ungracious look
With sudden damp the conscious vessel struck:
Chilled at her touch its mouth it slowly closed,
And in long silence all its griefs reposed:
Yet still low murmurs creep along the ground,
And the air vibrates with the silver sound.