The Shearing at the Stepping-StonesMay ClarissaGillington (Byron)Gillington, May Clarissa (Byron)IllustratorUnsigned
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The Shearing at the Stepping Stones.Oyou brooklet brown and clear,Do you know ? did you hear ?You among your ſpearmints, ſedges,Stepping-stones with rounded edges,Singing ſoftly as you go,Did you hear ? do you know ?My rough hands out ſtretched to ſhear,Do you know ? did you hear ?Shook above ye ſnow-white fleecesLying round in ragged piecesWhen I heard her accents low—Did you hear ? do you know ?Trembling then ’twixt love and fear,Do you know ? did you hear ?While the clean-clipt ewe went bleatingI for joy of ſuch a meetingLet my fooliſh words forth flow.Did you hear ? do you know ?Yes, I claſped her hand, my Dear !Do you know ? did you hear ?Saw you ſomething ſweet betiding,When ſtrong hands ſmall ſteps were guidingGently o’er your glaſſy flow ?Did you hear ? do you know ?M. C. Gillington.