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TO JENNY LIND
They call thee Nightingale, who know thee not!But Philomel's light voice within her tree
Betrays an instinct of her transient lot;
As flowers to gems are, so are birds to thee.
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But Philomel's light voice within her tree
Betrays an instinct of her transient lot;
As flowers to gems are, so are birds to thee.