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A Walk in the Cascine.
The great clock, Time, has struck the hour In Eternity's vast hall,Too late to set the hours back— "Too late!" I hear it call.Not too late to redeem the time, As new-born hours ring,Ready to meet the new year bold, For higher flights to wing;
For fresh resolves, for nobler aims, O may this new year beThe best, the happiest of our lives, Life through Eternity.
