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JUAN MELENDEZ VALDES.
And thus my pleasant days to pass,
In peace and happiness supreme,
(For so our tastes our pleasures class,)
But like a moment seem.
REMEMBRANCES OF YOUTH.
Like a clear little stream,
That with scarcely a sound,
Through the plain among flowers,
Glides whirling around,
So the fugitive years
Of my easy life sped,
Amidst laughter and play,
Like a dream have fled.
On that dream to look back,
Oft in wonder I dwell;
Nor to tear me have power
From its pleasing spell.
On each side in soft ease,
With friends cherish'd and gay,
In diversions and dance,
In banquets and play,
