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by Unknown

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THE APRIL RAIN.

HE April rain—the April rain—

I hear the pleasant sound;

Now soft and still, like little dew,

Now drenching all the ground.

Pray tell me why an April shower

Is pleasanter to see

Than falling drops of other rain?