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A PPSBA'ND'S VALENTINE, ff'HE £ays are long and dull, dear, V ' For I am far from thee; though nature smiles, and skies are clear, r "And bursting leaf, and budding tree, And flowers scattered o'er the lea, And all things tell that spring is here; Vet spring is not like spring, dear, " When thou art not with me. /The air is full of song, dear; >» 'l sit bora 'neath a tree, loud and tow, and far and near, '['he lark's glad lay. the hum of bee. And all the chanceful melody (Of happy spring invites my ear, But sweetest song* are sad, dear, Tor thou art far from me. My friend is still the same, dear, Ilia heart is true to me; TTo love with love that seorneth fear; AVe think aloud, our speech is freeJonathan I, and David he- • Two hearts can scarcely be more near ; Yet still I sigh and pine, dear, For thou art far from me. •P, come, for all things sought, dear, Will come along with thee; ■The skies will bo a clearer clear, And song of bird> and budding tree, And 'ambkins pranking on the lea, And all things sweet wi.l sweet appear: Then come; my heart sighs come, dear, And bring the spring to me. .—Chambers.
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 717, 13 September 1869, Page 4
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215Select Poetry. Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 717, 13 September 1869, Page 4
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