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THE OLD STONE HOUSE by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE

Poet Analysis

First Line: NOTHING ON THE GREY ROOF, NOTHING ON THE BROWN
Last Line: PEEPS CLOSELY THROUGH THE CASEMENT AS MY STEP GOES BY.
Nothing on the grey roof, nothing on the brown,
Only a little greening where the rain drips down;
Nobody at the window, nobody at the door,
Only a little hollow which a foot once wore;
But still I tread on tiptoe, still tiptoe on I go,
Past nettles, porch, and weedy well, for oh, I know
A friendless face is peering, and a clear still eye
Peeps closely through the casement as my step goes by.



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