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[Seeing and not seeing, in] One hundred choice selections in poetry and prose, both new and old

embracing the most popular patriotic effusions of the day, the rarest poetical gems, the finest specimens of oratory, and a fund of mirth and humor

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SEEING AND NOT SEEING.

The one with yawning made reply:
“What have we seen?—Not much have I!
Trees, meadows, mountains, groves, and streams,
Blue sky and clouds, and sunny gleams.”
The other, smiling, said the same;
But with face transfigured and eye of flame:
“Trees, meadows, mountains, groves, and streams!
Blue sky and cloud, and sunny gleams!”