| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| At Husking Time |
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| AT husking time the tassel fades | |
| To brown above the yellow blades | |
| Whose rustling sheath enswathes the corn | |
| That bursts its chrysalis in scorn | |
| Longer to lie in prison shades. | 5 |
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| Among the merry lads and maids | |
| The creaking ox-cart slowly wades | |
| ’Twixt stalks and stubble, sacked, and torn | |
| At husking time. | |
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| The prying pilot crow persuades | 10 |
| The flock to join in thieving raids; | |
| The sly raccoon with craft inborn | |
| His portion steals,—from plenty’s horn | |
| His pouch the saucy chipmunk lades | |
| At husking time. | 15 |
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