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THE MINER.
BALLAD.
Ho, I sing and I sing!
Digging jewels for the King;—
Till I tire of the measure
I sing and I sing:
Here's a diamond true bright;
Here's a ruby worth a treasure:
So I labour, and my sight
Surely fails, and I get gray
Digging jewels for the King:
I have toiled so many a day,
I have found so many a treasure,
