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LOST PEACE.

O, came ye o'er the barren moor,
Or down the mossy mountain;
O, came ye by yon rosy bow'r,
Or yonder sparkling fountain?
Or, came you by the greenwood shade,
And rove you whence or whither;
And did you see a wand'ring maid?
O, haste and call her hither.
O, by her lovely eyes of blue,
Whose beams so artless shew her;
O, by her cheeks of amaranth hue
And heavenly smile you'll know her:
What sweeter than her name can be?
'Tis Peace—she's gone ah! whither?

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And if you pity feel for me,
O, haste and call her hither!