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... wood . How sweetly the wind sighs through the embowering branches of the trees ! How bright the green of the freshly expanded foliage ! How soft the smooth turf beneath our feet ! The sorrel is spreading here its snowy bosom , and the wood ...
... wood . How sweetly the wind sighs through the embowering branches of the trees ! How bright the green of the freshly expanded foliage ! How soft the smooth turf beneath our feet ! The sorrel is spreading here its snowy bosom , and the wood ...
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Maria Elizabeth Budden. We have passed the shady wood , and the green lane receives us into its wind- . ings . How fragrant the hawthorn hedge ! The flower that now so charmingly per- fumes the air shall pass away , and its crimson fruit ...
Maria Elizabeth Budden. We have passed the shady wood , and the green lane receives us into its wind- . ings . How fragrant the hawthorn hedge ! The flower that now so charmingly per- fumes the air shall pass away , and its crimson fruit ...
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... is soft- ly falling on herb and tree . The flying clouds chase the shadows on the mead and hill , Our wanderings cannot reach the heath , the wood , the winding lane . Turn then to the garden , where cul- tivated bloom OF SPRING .
... is soft- ly falling on herb and tree . The flying clouds chase the shadows on the mead and hill , Our wanderings cannot reach the heath , the wood , the winding lane . Turn then to the garden , where cul- tivated bloom OF SPRING .
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... wood , the tower , the stream ; and the dark clouds , that for a moment veil his brightness , are edged with a golden fringe . Can thy pillow yield thee such a glo- rious vision ? Can the sweetest slumbers bless thee with THE PLEASURES ...
... wood , the tower , the stream ; and the dark clouds , that for a moment veil his brightness , are edged with a golden fringe . Can thy pillow yield thee such a glo- rious vision ? Can the sweetest slumbers bless thee with THE PLEASURES ...
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... wood , To the shelter of the lonely cottage . The spider is busy , spreading its deli- cate net - work over the casement . How thread is drawn after thread ! With what neat precision is formed the curious web ! The ant is crossing the ...
... wood , To the shelter of the lonely cottage . The spider is busy , spreading its deli- cate net - work over the casement . How thread is drawn after thread ! With what neat precision is formed the curious web ! The ant is crossing the ...
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