Fragment: 'The Viewless and Invisible Consequence'

The viewless and invisible Consequence
Watches thy goings-out, and comings-in,
And...hovers o'er thy guilty sleep,
Unveiling every new-born deed, and thoughts
More ghastly than those deeds--

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Major English Romantic poet regarded as one of the finest lyric poets in the English language.

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