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THE SPRING.
The Spring! The Spring! She comes again! In the sunny world once more!
The children sweet, they meet and greet, and pull her to the door!
The children sweet, they meet and greet, and pull her to the door!
Like a maiden, dancing home her song: O, echoes sad, depart!
Her smile's the key in every door of the prison of the heart!
Her smile's the key in every door of the prison of the heart!
All things remember, seeing her—her traveling choir the birds;
What singing in the sunshine, and what lowing of the herds!
What singing in the sunshine, and what lowing of the herds!
The lambs, that only Winter knew, have like a garland bound her—
As if they knew her long ago, all gladdening, dance around her!
As if they knew her long ago, all gladdening, dance around her!
The trees she only looks upon—green leaves begin to grow;
The orchard blushes! Is it snow?—but oh! how fragrant snow!
The orchard blushes! Is it snow?—but oh! how fragrant snow!
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All things are in the sunny air, whatever can learn to fly;
The very worm has the brightest wings, in its heaven—the butterfly!
The very worm has the brightest wings, in its heaven—the butterfly!
The Spring! The Spring! She is here again—her train the brightest Hours!
And the last o' the snow, she is smiling so forgets it was not—flowers!
And the last o' the snow, she is smiling so forgets it was not—flowers!
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