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rful water rou

rful grass up

are beautif

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beautiful, wo

rful water rou

rful grass up

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tself on the t

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lds that nod and t

gardens, and c

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o great, and

think of you,

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sed me, and s

rful World is

father and

the Earth, though

d think, and th

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you how th

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bolink

id softly

have been

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med a pur

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bing all

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up the ev

the fl

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he Win

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d, Freddy, an

will scamper

orth begin

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d, Katy; and

redden for

outh begin

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d, Arty; and

e shivering

East begi

ind that bring

d, Bessy; an

sing in the

West begi

larence

y M

y Moon, where

the

y Moon, whom a

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ng to

ale and so sa

ng to

s, little child

re to

my dear Fath

as I'

y Moon, where

the

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be a

na G. R

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moon and st

the win

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gallop and g

trees are c

are toss

highway, lo

e gallop

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back at the

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winds

touch

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is lulled by th

ks down on the

al arms are f

ip sleeps on it

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f the

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nd in

orning sprang

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adcap, gall

commotion in

a bustle right th

signs, and sc

hisking, with m

nnets and ging

s heard a much

and oranges

hat stand with th

ch, ran off wi

ield it went blust

ll wondered what

eir tails the gr

olts' manes all

at such a fa

heir backs and st

apering and pla

reeds on the br

rds as they sa

r grave on the

oo nice to b

and flutter

at it feared not

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t it roared, and

d oaks, I'll

them bow wit

eir branches thr

ke a monster o'er

r inmates wit

like bees in a

th their kerchiefs

poultry were f

gobbled, the gees

pt to roost in a

g of ladders, an

om the roof threate

passed on, and

who panted and s

nd twirled him, then

a pool and his

am Ho

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full of clo

ly to

across the

the hea

wind with m

e houseto

t is the sh

ving home t

ove faster n

is red

seems has

t within

hem hurry

is clear

hat far bey

rds fold t

sky the tr

e flowers

puts up the

ness fal

hepherd wind

ht and ha

at in the ea

e clouds,

empster

s of

winds beg

ok black, the

s down, the s

from their c

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shepherd he

rainbow sp

e damp, the

he pink-eye

chairs and

joints are

e ducks, the

hills are

are the sno

lies distu

grass the s

too, how sha

hearth, with

o'er her whi

lear stream t

atch the inc

ms, numerous

dewy dell

squalid to

crawling o'e

g wind the

e rapid e

changed his

usset coat

the air is co

ackbird's voi

altered i

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te the gli

precipita

felt the pi

y rain, I se

st be put of

rd J

den S

boys scud u

nder shelte

irl faces, p

e shawls abou

and mother

homes; and

; and high

r grim rev

upt,-the rai

es gasping;

streaming w

e trouble o

smokes, shar

awl and cow-

town come

horse, with s

dips benea

plumes and fo

the cata

llar curls

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ly in spat

leaps the

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eath the ros

rooster o

hitcomb

nge

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of Play, from t

can that b

way-fa

u come from

of Love, from t

ou get there

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u come from

f Bliss, from th

the way ther

kiss-mothe

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sing

o! Pray, wh

he land, I sco

rees till they bo

ee birdies aslee

ho! And wh

the land and sco

reast of the g

tail up and mak

e fun, I'm so bi

breath the great

ho! And wh

the land and s

weather-cocks th

d-hounds with

wander, I ne

will, I've a fr

ho! And wh

the land and sco

heather, I dan

laugh at, and fri

country, I'm na

orld over ext

ho! And wh

the land and sco

John

Ri

tle rivu

is fair

eadow the hym

rings where the

tle rivu

tle rivu

he fields

n emerald, sh

rom your rocky ra

tle rivu

tle rivu

e flowers,

te harebell a

in rose-bud, all

tle rivu

tle rivu

e perfum

at woke when the

ting moonbeam ad

tle rivu

tle rivu

till summ

y the mountai

y of the hil

tle rivu

Lar

k F

d forth on a st

"Now, I shall b

e valley, and

e I'll ta

on like that b

e snow, the hai

a bustle and

be as bus

mountain, and po

ees, and their b

nd pearls; and

vering lak

il, that it

ng point of

on its margin,

k could rea

e window of t

h pane like

eathed, wherev

t of the mo

ings!-there were

es of birds, an

and temples and

ed in silv

thing that wa

he cupboard: a

orgotten for h

to set them

s basket of f

pitcher I'll

of water they'

to tell them

h F.

flak

nowflake lea

d turns to

clouds, so c

ly travels

snowflake f

it says-"Goo

bare and l

d call my co

nowflake, br

a rosy mai

ow warm and

r!"-and it

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er! the

er! the

us brook

through th

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er! the

pless, me

gles on u

eth to

d it, some s

most perfec

er! the

le strea

from the o

the ald

er! the

r-bubbli

look'd on wh

est won

whence it c

treasures w

er! the

ry, wan

itself to

old shep

er! the

so sweet

still all

m the pale

he little

heaven's rem

. .

m Moth