THE SICE BOY.
A translation from the German of Adou Ham. (By J. a. Smith.) Mother, let me walk abroad In the sunshine bright and clear; 0 ! let me breath the vernal air, I'm weary lying here. The sun beams in the sky, mother — The sky so fair and blue — He cheers the birds upon the trees, 0 ! let him cheer me too. He sends into thy soul, mother, His mild and genial ray ; And at his kind enlivening smile My griefs will flee away. 1 I let me dream again, mother, My youthful visions o'er, And let the bliss of Heaven come back To my aching heart once more. Then would I gladly die, mother, When the violets sweetly blow, And scent the breezes of the spring : Dear Mother, let me go.
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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 247, 27 April 1866, Page 3
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133THE SICE BOY. Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 247, 27 April 1866, Page 3
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