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“Strike, Churl” by
Gerard Manley Hopkins
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(
28 Jul 1844
–
8 Jun 1889
)
Strike, churl; hurl, cheerless wind, then; heltering hail
May’s beauty massacre and wispéd wild clouds grow
Out on the giant air; tell Summer No,
Bid joy back, have at the harvest, keep Hope pale.