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Along the trail

a book of lyrics by Richard Hovey

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THOMAS WILLIAM PARSONS

The maiden knew the hero was divine,—
For when she saw him, was she not content?
So in the satisfaction of the heart
We find his praise, nor with too noisy art
Proclaim the beauty past all ornament
Of his precise and unsuperfluous line.
1892