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LONGFELLOW'S LOVE FOR THE CHILDREN
Awake, he loved their voices,
And wove them into his rhyme;
And the music of their laughter
Was with him all the time.
And wove them into his rhyme;
And the music of their laughter
Was with him all the time.
Though he knew the tongues of nations,
And their meanings all were dear,
The prattle and lisp of a little child
Was the sweetest for him to hear.
And their meanings all were dear,
The prattle and lisp of a little child
Was the sweetest for him to hear.
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