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[I wish I were a little bird]
I wish I were a little birdThat out of sight doth soar,
I wish I were a song once heard
But often pondered o'er,
Or shadow of a lily stirred
By wind upon the floor,
Or echo of a loving word
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Or memory of a hope deferred
That springs again no more.
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