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Not undelightful now to roam
The wild heath sparkling on the sight;
Not undelightful now to pace
The forest's ample rounds;
The wild heath sparkling on the sight;
Not undelightful now to pace
The forest's ample rounds;
And see the spangled branches shine,
And mark the moss of many a hue
That varies the old tree's brown bark,
Or o'er the grey stone spreads.
And mark the moss of many a hue
That varies the old tree's brown bark,
Or o'er the grey stone spreads.
The cluster'd berries claim the eye
O'er the bright hollies gay green leaves;
The ivy round the leafless oak
Clasps its full foliage close.
O'er the bright hollies gay green leaves;
The ivy round the leafless oak
Clasps its full foliage close.
So Virtue diffident of strength
Clings to Religion's firmer aid,
And by Religion's aid upheld
Endures calamity.
Clings to Religion's firmer aid,
And by Religion's aid upheld
Endures calamity.
