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FAREWELL TO A RURAL RESIDENCE. 81
To every daisy's dappled brow,
To every violet blue, Thanks ! thanks ! may each returning year
Your changeless bloom renew.
Praise to our Father-God,
High praise, in solemn lay, Alike for what his hand hath given,
And vvhat it takes away : And to some other loving heart
May all this beauty be The dear retreat, the Eden-home
That it hath been to me.
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