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Awake, ye sleepers!
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Arts & Sciences
Awake, ye sleepers !
My first hath sung his loud reveille,
And wakened through the glistening dale
The early reapers.
Why will ye linger ?
Is it no second that ye hear
The morning hymn, so glad and clear,
Of that wise singer ?
Come forth, nor tarry !
And track the busy-winged bee,
Who from my whole right joyously
Sweet spoil doth carry.
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MLA
Havergal, Frances Ridley. “Awake, ye sleepers!” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/havergal/143/.
Chicago
Havergal, Frances Ridley. “Awake, ye sleepers!” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/havergal/143/.
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