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THE LITTLE STAR.

A star shines in the heavens,
With soft and tender light;
How pleasant is its radiance!
'T is gone—and now 't is bright.
I knew the place, at evening,
Where over me it stood,
Where doves all day were cooing,
Over the thick green wood.
I looked to see it twinkle,
Up in the brilliant blue;
For to its mighty station,
It soon would come, I knew.