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"SO WAR HAS BEGUN"
So war has begun, they say:
Well, Spring is here before it;
If war takes much away,
And leaves us to deplore it,—
Yet see! the woody dells once more
Are turning green, in spite of war.
On yonder maple-tree
The misty buds are swelling;
Violets, timidly,
Peep from their mossy dwelling,
And bluebirds, far and near, outpour
Their brimming hope, in spite of war.
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