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A Wish.

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Mine be a cot beside the hill,     A bee-hive's hum shall sooth my ear;     A willowy brook, that turns a mill,     With many a fall shall linger near.     The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch,     Shall twitter from her clay-built nest;     Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch,     And share my meal, a welcome guest.     Around my ivy'd porch shall spring     Each fragrant flower that drinks the dew;     And Lucy, at her wheel, shall sing     In russet gown and apron blue.     The village-church, among the trees,     Where first our marriage-vows were giv'n,     With merry peals shall swell the breeze,     And point with taper spire to heav'n.

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