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POEMS BY CLARA A. MERRILL
THE BURNING OF THE TURNER MILL
Calmly dawned the Sabbath morning
O'er Turner's hills and moors;
And peaceful lay the village—
By fair Nezinscot's shores.
O'er Turner's hills and moors;
And peaceful lay the village—
By fair Nezinscot's shores.
Rich and abundant blessings
Seemed showering o'er the land
Like dews of Heaven, diffusing
As by some unseen Hand.
Seemed showering o'er the land
Like dews of Heaven, diffusing
As by some unseen Hand.
A verdant, fertile valley
That spread afar was seen;
With anon interspersing
The river's azure sheen.
That spread afar was seen;
With anon interspersing
The river's azure sheen.
And on the green banks, winding
In gentle, graceful curve;
Where rank, tenebrous foliage
The feather'd nestlings serve.
In gentle, graceful curve;
Where rank, tenebrous foliage
The feather'd nestlings serve.
Stood giant oaks primeval,
Which thrust their branches wide
Where dancing ripples sparkled
Upon the eddying tide.
Which thrust their branches wide
Where dancing ripples sparkled
Upon the eddying tide.
