A wounded deer leaps highest,

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1. A wounded deer leaps highest,
2. I've heard the hunter tell;
3. 'T is but the ecstasy of death,
4. And then the brake is still.
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6. The smitten rock that gushes,
7. The trampled steel that springs;
8. A cheek is always redder
9. Just where the hectic stings!
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11. Mirth is the mail of anguish,
12. In which it cautions arm,
13. Lest anybody spy the blood
14. And "You're hurt" exclaim!