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 ALL in the golden afternoon.
 Full leisurely we glide ;
 For both our oars, with
 little skill,
 By little arms are plied.
 While little hands make
 vain pretence
-Our wanderings to guide.
+Our wanderings to guide.
-Ah, cruel Three ! In such an hour.
-Beneath such dreamy weather,
+Ah, cruel Three ! In such an hour.
-To beg a tale of breath too weak
-To stir the tiniest feather !
+Beneath such dreamy weather,
-Yet what can one poor voice avail
-Against three tongues together ?
+To beg a tale of breath too weak
-Imperious Prima flashes forth
-Her edict " to begin it " —
+To stir the tiniest feather !
-In gentler tone Secunda hopes
-"There will be nonsense in it,"
+Yet what can one poor voice avail
-While Tertia interrupts the tale
+Against three tongues together ?
+Imperious Prima flashes forth
+Her edict " to begin it " —
+In gentler tone Secunda hopes
+"There will be nonsense in it,"
+While Tertia interrupts the tale
 Not more than once a minute.
 Anon, to sudden silence won,
 In fancy they pursue
 The dream-child moving through a land
 Of wonders wild and new.
 In friendly chat with bird or beast —
 And half believe it true.