the return.
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And ne'er has he looked on a fairer sight,
Than his father's house in the softened light;
And the lowly cottage, just beside,—
The humble home of his plighted bride,
Where she's kept her faith for many years,
And looked for his coming through dimming tears.
Than his father's house in the softened light;
And the lowly cottage, just beside,—
The humble home of his plighted bride,
Where she's kept her faith for many years,
And looked for his coming through dimming tears.