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The HAPPY SWAIN.
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AVE ye seen the morning sky, When the dawn prevails on high,
When, anon, some purply ray
Gives a sample of the day, 4
When, anon, the lark, on wing,
Strives to soar, and strains to sing?
Have ye seen the ethereal blue
Gently shedding silvery dew, 8
Spangling o'er the silent green,
While the nightingale, unseen,
To the moon and stars, full bright,
Lonesome chants the hymn of night? 12
Gently shedding silvery dew, 8
Spangling o'er the silent green,
While the nightingale, unseen,
To the moon and stars, full bright,
Lonesome chants the hymn of night? 12
Have ye seen the broid'red May
All her scented bloom display,
Breezes opening, every hour,
This, and that, expecting flower, 16
All her scented bloom display,
Breezes opening, every hour,
This, and that, expecting flower, 16
While
