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Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store? Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find Thee sitting careless on a granary floor, Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind; Or on a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep, Drows'd with the fume of poppies, while thy hook Spares the next swath and all its twined flowers: And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep Steady thy laden head across a brook; Or by a cyder-press, with patient look, Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours.

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To Autumn (1819; published 1820); Exact wording and attribution checked. Complete stanza; autumn personified. Text from the 1820 poems, line-number annotations removed.
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To Autumn (1819; published 1820)
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  • gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 21 October 2026To Autumn (1819; published 1820); Exact wording and attribution checked. Complete stanza; autumn personified. Text from the 1820 poems, line-number annotations removed.

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