II

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson · (no date)
Published 01/07/1880
Part of The Miller's Daughter

I see the wealthy miller yet—

His double chin—his portly size;

And who that knew him could forget

The husy wrinkles round his eyes,

The slow wise smile, that, round about

His dusty forehead drily curled,

Seemed half-within, and half-without,

And full of dealings with the world?

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