But shrunk as from the ray

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I roused me at the pierc­ing strain,

But shrunk as from the ray

Of sum­mer lightn­ing; all around

Story of the Shepherd

lyricist: Luis de Góngora y Argote (1561–1627)
Composer: Joseph Barnby
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...I roused me at the pierc­ing strain,

But shrunk as from the ray

Of sum­mer lightn­ing; all around...

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I roused me at the pierc­ing strain,

But shrunk as from the ray

Of sum­mer lightn­ing; all around

Story of the Shepherd

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