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Eclogue the Third

Thomas Chatterton (1752–1770) · 1777

iambic pentameter · 92 lines · from The Rowley Poems

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Wouldst thou kenn nature in her better parte?Goe, serche the logges and bordels of the hynde;Gyff theie have anie, itte ys roughe-made arte,Inne hem you see the blakied forme of kynde.Haveth your mynde a lycheynge of a mynde?Woulde it kenne everich thynge, as it mote bee?Woulde ytte here phrase of the vulgar from the hynde,Withoute wiseegger wordes and knowlache free?Gyf soe, rede thys, whyche Iche dysporteynge pende;Gif nete besyde, yttes rhyme maie ytte commende.

Botte whether, fayre mayde, do ye goe?O where do ye bende yer waie?I wille knowe whether you goe,I wylle not bee asseled naie.

Syr Rogerre, the parsone, hav hyred mee there,Comme, comme, lett us tryppe ytte awaie,We'lle wurke and we'lle synge, and wylle drenche of stronge beerAs longe as the merrie sommers daie.

How harde ys mie dome to wurch!Moke is mie woe.Dame Agnes, whoe lies ynne the ChyrcheWith birlette golde,Wythe gelten aumeres stronge ontolde,What was shee moe than me, to be soe?

I kenne Syr Roger from afarTryppynge over the lea;Ich ask whie the loverds sonIs moe than mee.

The sweltrie sonne dothe hie apace hys wayne,From everich beme a seme; of lyfe doe falle;Swythyn scille oppe the haie uponne the playne;Methynckes the cockes begynneth to gre talle.Thys ys alyche oure doome; the great, the smalle,Mofte withe and bee forwyned by deathis darte.See! the swote flourette hathe noe swote at alle;Itte wythe the ranke wede bereth evalle parte.The cravent, warrioure, and the wyse be blente,Alyche to drie awaie wythe those theie dyd bemente.

All-a-boon, Syr Priest, all-a-boon,Bye yer preestschype nowe saye unto mee;Syr Gaufryd the knyghte, who lyvethe harde bie,Whie shoulde hee than meeBee moe greate,Inne honnoure, knyghtehoode and estate?

Attourne thine eyne arounde thys haied mee,Tentyflie loke arounde the chaper delle;An answere to thie barganette here see,Thys welked flourette wylle a leson telle:Arist it blew, itte florished, and dyd welle,Lokeynge ascaunce upon the naighboure greene;Yet with the deigned greene yttes rennome felle,Eftsoones ytte shronke upon the daie-brente playne,Didde not yttes loke, whilest ytte there dyd stonde,To croppe ytte in the bodde move somme dred honde.

Syke ys the waie of lyffe; the loverds enteMooveth the robber hym therfor to slea;Gyf thou has ethe, the shadowe of contente,Beleive the trothe, theres none moe haile yan thee.Thou wurchest; welle, canne thatte a trobble bee?Slothe moe wulde jade thee than the roughest daie.Couldest thou the kivercled of soughlys see,Thou wouldst eftsoones see trothe ynne whatte I saie;Botte lette me heere thie waie of lyffe, and thenneHeare thou from me the lyffes of odher menne.

I ryse wythe the sonne,Lyche hym to dryve the wayne,And eere mie wurche is donI synge a songe or twayne.I followe the plough-tayle,Wythe a longe jubb of ale.Botte of the maydens, oh!Itte lacketh notte to telle;Syr Preeste mote notte crie woe,Culde hys bull do as welle.I daunce the beste heiedeygnes,And foile the wysest feygnes.On everych Seynctes hie daieWythe the mynstrelle am I seene,All a footeynge it awaie,Wythe maydens on the greene.But oh! I wyshe to be moe greate,In rennome, tenure, and estate.

Has thou ne seene a tree uponne a hylle,Whose unliste braunces rechen far toe fyghte;Whan fuired unwers doe the heaven fylle,Itte shaketh deere yn dole and moke affryghte.Whylest the congeon flowrette abessie dyghte,Stondethe unhurte, unquaced bie the storme:Syke is a picte of lyffe: the manne of myghteIs tempest-chaft, hys woe greate as hys forme,Thieselfe a flowrette of a small accounte,Wouldst harder felle the wynde, as hygher thee dydste mounte.

Words in this poem 34
kenn n.
To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [OE.kennen to teach, make known, know, AS. cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth. ]
itte pron.
The neuter pronoun of the third person, corresponding to the masculine pronoun he and the feminine she, and having the same plural (they, their of theirs, them). [OE. it, hit, AS. hit; cf. D. het. sq. root181. See He.]
kenne n.
To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [OE.kennen to teach, make known, know, AS. cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth. ]
everich a.
each one; every one; each of two. See Every. [OE. see Every.]
mote n.
A meeting of persons for discussion; as, a wardmote in the city of London. [See Moot, a meeting.]
ytte
, an old method of printing that (AS. æt, edhæt) the
rede v. t.
To advise or counsel. [See Read, v. t.]
rogerre n.
A black flag with white skull and crossbones, formerly used by pirates; -- called also Jolly Roger.
lett v. t.
To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose. [OE.letten, AS. lettan to delay, to hinder, fr. læt slow; akin to D. letten to hinder, G. verletzen to hurt, Icel. letja to hold back, Goth. latjan. See Late.]
longe n.
A thrust. See Lunge. Smollett. [Abbrev. fr. allonge. See Lunge.]
moke n.
A donkey. [Cant] Thackeray.
dame n.
A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a womam in authority; especially, a lady. [F. dame, LL. domna, fr. L. domina mistress, lady, fem. of dominus master, ruler, lord; akin to domare to tame, subdue. See Tame, and cf. Dam mother, Dan, Danger]
golde n.
An old English name of some yellow flower, -- the marigold (Calendula), according to Dr. Prior, but in Chaucer perhaps the turnsole.
roger n.
A black flag with white skull and crossbones, formerly used by pirates; -- called also Jolly Roger.
afar adv.
At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off. [Pref. a-.(for on or of) + far.]
sonne n.
A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother. [OE. sone, sune, AS. sunu; akin to D. zoon, OS., OFries., & OHG. sunu, G. sohn, Icel. sonr, Sw. son, Dan. sön, Goth. sunus, Lith. sunus, Russ. suin', Skr. sunu (]
apace adv.
With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily. [Pref. a- + pace. OE. a pas at a walk, in which a is the article. See Pace.]
seme a.
Sprinkled or sown; -- said of field, or a charge, when strewed or covered with small charges. [F. semé, fr. semer to sow.]
uponne prep.
On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable. [AS. uppan, uppon; upp up + on, an, on. See Up, and On.]
alle conj.
Although; if. See All, conj.
evalle a.
Relating to time or duration. [L. aevum lifetime, age, eternity.]
eyne n.
Plural of eye; obsolete, or used only in poetry.
loke n.
A private path or road; also, the wicket or hatch of a door. [See Lock a fastening.]
delle n.
Share; portion; part. [See Deal, n.]
croppe n.
The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds, serving as a receptacle for food; the craw. [OE. crop, croppe, craw, top of a plant, harvest, AS. crop, cropp, craw, top, bunch, ear of corn; akin to D. krop craw, G. kropf, Icel. kroppr hump or bunch on t]
canne v. t.
To know; to understand.
whatte n.
Something; thing; stuff.
lette v. t.
To let; to hinder. See Let, to hinder.
thenne adv.
At that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future). [Originally the same word as than. See Than.]
menne pron.
A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite one or they. Piers Plowman. [OE. me, men. "Not the plural of man, but a weakened form of the word man itself." Skeat.]
jubb n.
A vessel for holding ale or wine; a jug. [Perh. corrupted fr. jug.]
notte
Wot not; know not; knows not. [Contr. from ne wot. See 2d Note.]
everych a.
each one; every one; each of two. See Every. [OE. see Every.]
manne n.
A human being; -- opposed tobeast. [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. maedhr, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. ma]

Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.

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Form and metre

Eclogue the Third is 92 lines in 11 stanzas. The commonest rhyme scheme is ABABBCBCDD, in 3 of the 11 stanzas; the rest vary or could not be confirmed. The metre is iambic pentameter, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 79%). 100% of its stressed syllables fall where the metre puts the beat. The lines average 8.8 syllables. 2 lines end on an unstressed syllable, a feminine ending. 11% of the lines run on without a stop at the line end.

See other poems in iambic pentameter.

Measured by Laurel's pipeline, not copied from a handbook: how stress and metre are counted, how rhyme is lettered, how a drifted rhyme is found. Where the dictionary cannot confirm a rhyme the letter is withheld, not guessed.

Rhyme words, stanza by stanza

The word that ends each line, lettered by the rhyme it makes; a dash is a line whose rhyme the dictionary could not confirm.

  1. 1 ABABBCBCDD parteA · hyndeB · arteA · kyndeB · myndeB · beeC · hyndeB · freeC · pendeD · commendeD
  2. 2 ABAB goeA · waieB · goeA · naieB
  3. 3 ABAB thereA · awaieB · beerA · daieB
  4. 4 ---AA- wurch · woe · chyrche · goldeA · ontoldeA · soe
  5. 5 -A-A afar · leaA · son · meeA
  6. 6 ABABBCBCDD wayneA · falleB · playneA · talleB · smalleB · darteC · alleB · parteC · blenteD · bementeD
  7. 7 -A-ABB boon · meeA · bie · meeA · greateB · estateB
  8. 8 ABABB-B-CC meeA · delleB · seeA · telleB · welleB · greene · felleB · playne · stondeC · hondeC
  9. 9 A-ABBCBCDD enteA · slea · contenteA · theeB · beeB · daieC · seeB · saieC · thenneD · menneD
  10. 10 ABABCCDEDEFFGHGHII sonneA · wayneB · donA · twayneB · tayleC · aleC · ohD · telleE · woeD · welleE · heiedeygnesF · feygnesF · daieG · seeneH · awaieG · greeneH · greateI · estateI
  11. 11 ABABBCBCDD hylleA · fyghteB · fylleA · affryghteB · dyghteB · stormeC · myghteB · formeC · accounteD · mounteD
Scansion, line by line

Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. Read against iambic pentameter. How this is done.

LineSyl.Stress
Wouldst thou kenn nature in her better parte?10···/˘··/˘·
Goe, serche the logges and bordels of the hynde;10··········
Gyff theie have anie, itte ys roughe-made arte,10··········
Inne hem you see the blakied forme of kynde.10······/˘··
Haveth your mynde a lycheynge of a mynde?10··········
Woulde it kenne everich thynge, as it mote bee?11···········
Woulde ytte here phrase of the vulgar from the hynde,11······/˘···
Withoute wiseegger wordes and knowlache free?10··········
Gyf soe, rede thys, whyche Iche dysporteynge pende;10··········
Gif nete besyde, yttes rhyme maie ytte commende.10··········
Botte whether, fayre mayde, do ye goe?8········
O where do ye bende yer waie?7·······
I wille knowe whether you goe,7·······
I wylle not bee asseled naie.9·······˘·
Syr Rogerre, the parsone, hav hyred mee there,10·/˘·······
Comme, comme, lett us tryppe ytte awaie,8········
We'lle wurke and we'lle synge, and wylle drenche of stronge beer13········/˘···
As longe as the merrie sommers daie.9····/˘/˘·
How harde ys mie dome to wurch!7·······
Moke is mie woe.4····
Dame Agnes, whoe lies ynne the Chyrche8·/˘·····
With birlette golde,4····
Wythe gelten aumeres stronge ontolde,8········
What was shee moe than me, to be soe?9·········
I kenne Syr Roger from afar8···/˘·˘/
Tryppynge over the lea;6······
Ich ask whie the loverds son7·······
Is moe than mee.4····
The sweltrie sonne dothe hie apace hys wayne,10······˘/··
From everich beme a seme; of lyfe doe falle;13·············
Swythyn scille oppe the haie uponne the playne;11·······˘/··
Methynckes the cockes begynneth to gre talle.10··········
Thys ys alyche oure doome; the great, the smalle,11···········
Mofte withe and bee forwyned by deathis darte.10··········
See! the swote flourette hathe noe swote at alle;10··········
Itte wythe the ranke wede bereth evalle parte.11···········
The cravent, warrioure, and the wyse be blente,10··········
Alyche to drie awaie wythe those theie dyd bemente.12············
All-a-boon, Syr Priest, all-a-boon,8········
Bye yer preestschype nowe saye unto mee;9·········
Syr Gaufryd the knyghte, who lyvethe harde bie,10··········
Whie shoulde hee than mee5·····
Bee moe greate,3···
Inne honnoure, knyghtehoode and estate?9·······˘/
Attourne thine eyne arounde thys haied mee,9·········
Tentyflie loke arounde the chaper delle;10··········
An answere to thie barganette here see,10··········
Thys welked flourette wylle a leson telle:10··········
Arist it blew, itte florished, and dyd welle,10˘/········
Lokeynge ascaunce upon the naighboure greene;10··········
Yet with the deigned greene yttes rennome felle,10····˘·····
Eftsoones ytte shronke upon the daie-brente playne,10··········
Didde not yttes loke, whilest ytte there dyd stonde,10····/˘····
To croppe ytte in the bodde move somme dred honde.10··········
Syke ys the waie of lyffe; the loverds ente11·········/˘
Mooveth the robber hym therfor to slea;10···/˘·····
Gyf thou has ethe, the shadowe of contente,10··········
Beleive the trothe, theres none moe haile yan thee.10··········
Thou wurchest; welle, canne thatte a trobble bee?10··········
Slothe moe wulde jade thee than the roughest daie.10·······/˘·
Couldest thou the kivercled of soughlys see,10/˘········
Thou wouldst eftsoones see trothe ynne whatte I saie;10··········
Botte lette me heere thie waie of lyffe, and thenne10··········
Heare thou from me the lyffes of odher menne.10··········
I ryse wythe the sonne,5·····
Lyche hym to dryve the wayne,6······
And eere mie wurche is don6······
I synge a songe or twayne.6······
I followe the plough-tayle,7·······
Wythe a longe jubb of ale.6······
Botte of the maydens, oh!6···/˘·
Itte lacketh notte to telle;6·/˘···
Syr Preeste mote notte crie woe,6······
Culde hys bull do as welle.6······
I daunce the beste heiedeygnes,6······
And foile the wysest feygnes.7·······
On everych Seynctes hie daie7·······
Wythe the mynstrelle am I seene,8········
All a footeynge it awaie,7·······
Wythe maydens on the greene.6·/˘···
But oh! I wyshe to be moe greate,8········
In rennome, tenure, and estate.8···/˘·˘/
Has thou ne seene a tree uponne a hylle,11······˘/···
Whose unliste braunces rechen far toe fyghte;10··········
Whan fuired unwers doe the heaven fylle,10······/˘··
Itte shaketh deere yn dole and moke affryghte.10·/˘·······
Whylest the congeon flowrette abessie dyghte,11···········
Stondethe unhurte, unquaced bie the storme:10······˘···
Syke is a picte of lyffe: the manne of myghte10··········
Is tempest-chaft, hys woe greate as hys forme,11·/˘······/˘
Thieselfe a flowrette of a small accounte,10··········
Wouldst harder felle the wynde, as hygher thee dydste mounte.12·/˘·········
Notes from the edition 78

The glosses and notes to the Rowley Poems, from Tyrwhitt's edition (Project Gutenberg #13037).

  1. Stanza 1, line 2 I have chosen this part of the internal evidence, because the arguments, which it furnishes, are not only very decisive, but also lie within a moderate compass. For the same reason of brevity, I have confined my observations to a part only of this part, viz. to words, considered with respect to their significations and inflexions. A complete examination of this subject in all its parts would be a work of length.
  2. Stanza 1, line 2 Of these varieties all, except the first, are more properly varieties of style than of language. The local situation of a writer may certainly produce a provincial dialect, which will often differ essentially from the language used at the same time in other parts of the same country. But this can only happen in the case of persons of no education and totally illiterate; and such persons seldom write. It is unnecessary however to discuss this point very accurately, as nobody, I believe, will contend, that the poems attributed to Rowley are written in any provincial dialect. If there should be a few words in them, which are now more common at Bristol than at London, it should be remembered that Chatterton was of Bristol.
  3. Stanza 1, line 2 It is not surprizing that Chatterton should have been ignorant of a peculiarity of the English language, which appears to have escaped the observation of a professed editor of Chaucer. Mr. Urry has very frequently lengthened verbs in the singular number, by adding n to them, without any authority, I am persuaded, even from the errors of former Editions or MSS. It might seem invidious to point out living writers, of acknowledged learning, who have slipped into the same mistake in their imitations of Chaucer and Spenser.
  4. Stanza 1, line 3 This is a point so material to the following argument, that, though it has never hitherto, I believe, been made a question, it ought not perhaps to be assumed without some proof. It may be said, that Chatterton was only the transcriber of the Glossary as well as of the Poems. If to such an attention we were to answer, that Chatterton always declared himself the author of the Glossaries, we should be told perhaps, that with equal truth he always declared Rowley to have been the author of the Poems. But (not to insist upon the very different weight, which the same testimony might be allowed to have in the two cases) it has happened luckily, that the Glossary to the Poem, entitled "Englysh Metamorphosis," [See p. 196.] was written down by Chatterton extemporally, without the assistance of any book, at the desire and in the presence of Mr. Barrett. Whoever will compare that Glossary with the others, will have no doubt of their being all from the same hand.
  5. Stanza 1, line 4 Printed at London, MDCLXXI. The part, which Chatterton seems to have chiefly consulted, is that, which begins at Sign. U u u u, and is entitled "Etymologicon vocum omnium antiquarum Anglicarum, quæ usque a Wilhelmo Victore invaluerunt, &c."
  6. Stanza 1, line 4 I will state shortly some of those words, which have been cited above, p. 313. as either not ancient or not used in their ancient sense, with their corresponding articles in Skinner. ABESSIE; Humility. C.--Abessed;--Humiliatus. Sk. ABORNE; Burnished, C.--Borne; Burnish. Sk. It was usual with Chatterton to prefix a to words of all sorts, without any regard to custom or propriety. See in the Alphabetical Gloss. Aboune, Abreave, Acome, Aderne, Adygne, Agrame, Agreme, Alest, &c. ABOUNDE. This word Chatterton has not interpreted, but the context shews that it is used in the sense of good. So that I suspect it was taken from the following article in Skinner. Abone,--a Fr. G. Abonnir; Bonum facere. ABREDYNGE: Upbraiding. C.--Abrede, exp. Upbraid. Sk. ACROOL; Faintly. C.--Crool, exp. Murmurare. Sk. See the remark upon ABORNE. ADENTE, ADENTED: Fastened, annexed. C.--Adent;--Configere, Conjungere. Sk. ALUSTE has no interpretation: but it is used in the sense of raise. Perhaps it may have been derived from a mistaken reading of Alust, which is explained by Skinner to mean Tollere. See the remarks upon Alyse and Bestoiker, p. 328, 329. DERNE, DERNIE; Woeful, lamentable, cruel. C.--Derne; Dirus, crudelis. Sk. DROORIE; Modesty. C.--Drury; Modestia. Sk. FONS, FONNES; Fancys, Devices. C.--Fonnes; Devises. Sk. KNOPPED; Fastened, chained, congealed. C.--Knopped; Tied. Sk. LITHIE: Humble. C.--Lithy; Humble. Sk. But in truth I do not believe that there is any such word. Skinner probably found it in his edition of Chaucer's Cuckow and Nightingale, ver. 14. where the MSS. have LITHER (wicked), which is undoubtedly the right reading.
  7. Stanza 1, line 4 neat, ornamental.
  8. Stanza 1, line 5 a loose robe or mantle.
  9. Stanza 1, line 6 the sky, the atmosphere.
  10. Stanza 1, line 8 Arose.
  11. Stanza 1, line 8 hiding, shrouding.
  12. Stanza 1, line 9 at once.
  13. Stanza 2, line 4 beauteous.
  14. Stanza 3, line 3 beggarly.
  15. Stanza 3, line 3 filled with.
  16. Stanza 4, line 4 beggar.
  17. Stanza 4, line 5 clouded, dejected. A person of some note in the literary world is of opinion, that glum and glom are modern cant words; and from this circumstance doubts the authenticity of Rowley's Manuscripts. Glum-mong in the Saxon signifies twilight, a dark or dubious light; and the modern word gloomy is derived from the Saxon glum.
  18. Stanza 4, line 5 dry, sapless.
  19. Stanza 5, line 3 The grave.
  20. Stanza 6, line 1 accursed, unfortunate.
  21. Stanza 6, line 1 coffin.
  22. Stanza 6, line 2 a sleeping room.
  23. Stanza 6, line 3 sun-burnt.
  24. Stanza 6, line 3 smoke.
  25. Stanza 6, line 4 drink.
  26. Stanza 6, line 5 pall, a contraction from appall, to fright.
  27. Stanza 6, line 6 fly.
  28. Stanza 6, line 6 lightning.
  29. Stanza 6, line 7 steam, or vapours.
  30. Stanza 6, line 7 flames.
  31. Stanza 6, line 8 noisy.
  32. Stanza 6, line 9 moves.
  33. Stanza 6, line 9 swelled, strengthened.
  34. Stanza 6, line 10 Frighted.
  35. Stanza 7, line 1 burst.
  36. Stanza 8, line 1 a small round hat, not unlike the shapournette in heraldry, formerly worn by Ecclesiastics and Lawyers.
  37. Stanza 8, line 2 painted.
  38. Stanza 8, line 2 He told his beads backwards; a figurative expression to signify cursing.
  39. Stanza 8, line 2 poor, needy.
  40. Stanza 8, line 3 a cloke.
  41. Stanza 8, line 4 a loose white robe, worn by Priests.
  42. Stanza 8, line 5 A lord.
  43. Stanza 8, line 5 I believe this trade is still in being, though but seldom employed.
  44. Stanza 8, line 6 a beggar, or vagabond.
  45. Stanza 8, line 7 A short surplice, worn by Friars of an inferior class, and secular priests.
  46. Stanza 8, line 7 joy.
  47. Stanza 8, line 8 ease.
  48. Stanza 8, line 8 nought.
  49. Stanza 9, line 1 unhappy.
  50. Stanza 9, line 1 a short under-cloke.
  51. Stanza 9, line 1 Glory.
  52. Stanza 9, line 2 mighty, rich.
  53. Stanza 9, line 3 dispatched.
  54. Stanza 9, line 4 red lightning.
  55. Stanza 9, line 4 cruel.
  56. Stanza 9, line 5 flames, rays.
  57. Stanza 9, line 7 throne.
  58. Stanza 9, line 7 pluck.
  59. Stanza 9, line 8 Becomes.
  60. Stanza 10, line 2 subjects.
  61. Stanza 10, line 4 contentions, complaints.
  62. Stanza 10, line 6 choke.
  63. Stanza 10, line 11 dark, cloudy.
  64. Stanza 10, line 12 astonish.
  65. Stanza 10, line 12 cut off, destroyed.
  66. Stanza 10, line 14 slaves.
  67. Stanza 11, line 2 loud roaring.
  68. Stanza 11, line 2 flame of fire.
  69. Stanza 11, line 3 burn, consume.
  70. Stanza 11, line 3 them.
  71. Stanza 11, line 4 slay.
  72. Stanza 11, line 4 decay.
  73. Stanza 11, line 5 make ready.
  74. Stanza 11, line 5 enterprize.
  75. Stanza 11, line 5 Notwithstanding.
  76. Stanza 11, line 6 foes.
  77. Stanza 11, line 7 mangle, destroy.
  78. Stanza 11, line 8 beauty, countenance.

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