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The Watchers

[THE WATCHERS] by EDWARD THOMAS By the ford at the town's edge Horse and carter rest: The carter smokes on the bridge Watching the water press in swathes about his horse's chest. From the inn one watches, too, In the room for visitors That has no fire, but a view And many cases of stuffed fish, vermin, and kingfishers.

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“The Watchers,” by Thomas, Edward (1878-1917). Copyright Edward Thomas, 1979, reproduced under licence from Faber and Faber Ltd. via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 3, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/2972.

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