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by Unknown

Oh! this beautiful isle, with its phantom-like show,

Is a vista exceedingly bright:

And the River of Time, in its turbulent flow,

Is oft soothed by the voices we heard long ago,

When the years were a dream of delight.

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STRAY BITS OF CHARACTER.

BY WILL CARLETON.

With original illustrations by Victor Perard.