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I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER

i
I remember, I remember
 The house where I was born,
The little window where the sun
 Came peeping in at morn;
He never came a wink too soon,
 Nor brought too long a day,
But now, I often wish the night
 Had borne my breath away!

ii
I remember, I remember
 The roses, red and white,
The vi'lets, and the lily-cups,
 Those flowers made of light!
The lilacs where the robin built,
 And where my brother set
The laburnum on his birthday,
 The tree is living yet!

iii
I remember, I remember
 Where I was used to swing,
And thought the air must rush as fresh
 To swallows on the wing;
My spirit thew in feathers then,
 That is so heavy now,
And summer pools could hardly cool
 The fever on my brow!