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WISHES.
I would I were a tiny bud
To live amid the sunshine free;
To hang o'er some bright river's flood,
To watch it rolling merrily.
To live amid the sunshine free;
To hang o'er some bright river's flood,
To watch it rolling merrily.
I would I were a snow-white pearl,
Upon a lady's breast to lie,
To nestle in a ringlet curl,
To woo her when none else are nigh.
Upon a lady's breast to lie,
To nestle in a ringlet curl,
To woo her when none else are nigh.
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I would I were a careless bird,
To soar into the clear bright air;
When sweet Eolian winds are heard,
To sing so freely, gladly there.
To soar into the clear bright air;
When sweet Eolian winds are heard,
To sing so freely, gladly there.
I would I were a gentle lamb,
To wander thro' yon fair domains;
I would be aught, save what I am,
Aught, that might free me from my chains.
To wander thro' yon fair domains;
I would be aught, save what I am,
Aught, that might free me from my chains.
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