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LESSONS
“'Tis hard to be prevented,”
I heard a flower exclaim,
“From being sweetly scented,
Like others I could name!”
But humble little flowers
That haven't any smell
Are safer in their bowers
Than violets in a dell.
I heard a flower exclaim,
“From being sweetly scented,
Like others I could name!”
But humble little flowers
That haven't any smell
Are safer in their bowers
Than violets in a dell.
“I'd change this very minute,”
I heard a sparrow say,
“My clothes, and be a linnet,
If I could have my way.”
But birds too finely crested,
Too smart in wing or tail,
Are frequently arrested
And hurried off to jail.
I heard a sparrow say,
“My clothes, and be a linnet,
If I could have my way.”
But birds too finely crested,
Too smart in wing or tail,
Are frequently arrested
And hurried off to jail.
“Why haven't we between us
A share of lovely light?
I want to join you, Venus,”
Said Earth, “in being bright.”
But devotees of duty
Are often not aware
How glorious is the beauty
Their honest faces bear.
A share of lovely light?
I want to join you, Venus,”
Said Earth, “in being bright.”
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Are often not aware
How glorious is the beauty
Their honest faces bear.
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