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 A perfumed carpet of the soft green grass, On which I lay, and let the moments pass.

I saw, and saw not; heard, and did not hear;
 * But conscious only that a blessed ease

For this one hour took precedence of pain,
 * I felt the sunshine, and I was at peace.

I had no thought of past or future years; I did not vex myself with hopes or fears; My half-dropped lids hid neither smiles nor tears; I scarce had found a rest more calm and deep In that still place where one day I shall sleep.