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by Unknown

But none were in that solitude

To bless the little brook.

“The blended hum of pleasant sounds

Came up from the vale below,

And I wished that mine were a lowly lot,

To lapse, and sing as I go;

That gentle things, with loving eyes,

Along my path should glide,

And blossoms in their loveliness

Come nestling to my side.