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St Mary's from Oriel Lane
In the shadow of a Wren church,
a trotting horseman and startled
wagon pass on the narrow dirt
street. Two dogs chase after the
rider as if pursuing an automobile.
But this is a time when no
building is taller than the highest
steeple. Foot paths are crowded
with horse drawn carts and carriages,
creating commotion, inspiriration for
Haydn and comedy for Sheridan.
Blue sky, not fog drenched gloom,
is recorded as carefully as this exact
location where St. Mary's steeple is as
steadfast and as sturdy as Christian belief.
It reigns over a world moving in a
manic minuet, starting a new century.
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