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THE VALLEY.
There was once a fairy valley
In a land beyond the sea,
Where the soft winds loved to dally,
Ever whispering musically
Up a little leafy alley,
Full itself of melody.
In a land beyond the sea,
Where the soft winds loved to dally,
Ever whispering musically
Up a little leafy alley,
Full itself of melody.
O'er the grass a stream meandered
And its banks with flowers were gemmed;
Balsams at their beauty wondered,
Lilies o'er their image pondered,
And to every breeze that wandered
Sighed the moss rose, thorn enhemmed.
And its banks with flowers were gemmed;
Balsams at their beauty wondered,
Lilies o'er their image pondered,
And to every breeze that wandered
Sighed the moss rose, thorn enhemmed.
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There a poet dwelt who chanted
Songs delightful all the day,
Sang of lands and scenes enchanted,
By the Power of Beauty haunted;
Him no envious critic taunted,
Only nature heard his lay.
Songs delightful all the day,
Sang of lands and scenes enchanted,
By the Power of Beauty haunted;
Him no envious critic taunted,
Only nature heard his lay.
But this poet early dying
Came a blight upon the vale,
Withered soon the flowers were lying,
Far away the birds went flying,
O'er the wreck the breezes sighing
But remained to tell the tale.
Came a blight upon the vale,
Withered soon the flowers were lying,
Far away the birds went flying,
O'er the wreck the breezes sighing
But remained to tell the tale.
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