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 "title": "Brodie Castle",
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 "poet": "James McIntyre",
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 "book": "Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames",
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  "year": 1884,
  "venue": "Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames (1884)",
  "note": "First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established.",
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  "rights": "public domain (SE dedication; underlying text pre-1931)"
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   {
    "text": "Scotland has produced three great shepherds",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Talford, the inventor of Suspension Bridges,",
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   {
    "text": "Ferguson, the Astronomer, and Hogg the",
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   {
    "text": "Ettrick shepherd, the great song writer.",
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   {
    "text": "Brodie Castle, ever dear to my heart,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "For there I first played my humble part.",
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   {
    "text": "When only thirteen, I there had employ.",
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   {
    "text": "In the position of a shepherd boy;",
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  [
   {
    "text": "For I was born on that fine estate,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Famed for its trees, so lofty and great,",
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   {
    "text": "And its magnificent avenue grand,",
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   {
    "text": "Which hath been famed over the land.",
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   {
    "text": "And, though I did leave to learn my trade,",
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    "text": "And in Western world a home I have made,",
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   {
    "text": "Yet, when I look back, my heart it still cheers,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Though it is now more than threescore years.",
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    "text": "Since first I went there as a shepherd boy,",
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    "text": "Thoughts of the time fill my heart yet with joy,",
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   {
    "text": "Though, that I ne’er shall see Castle more,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Fond memory reverts to the days of yore.",
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