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Sonnet: - XIII.

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I've almost grown a portion of this place,     I seem familiar with each mossy stone;     Even the nimble chipmunk passes on,     And looks, but never scolds me. Birds have flown     And almost touched my hand; and I can trace     The wild bees to their hives. I've never known     So sweet a pause from labour. But the tone     Of a past sorrow, like a mournful rill     Threading the heart of some melodious hill,     Or the complainings of the whippoorwill,     Passes through every thought, and hope, and aim.     It has its uses; for it cools the flame     Of ardent love that burns my being up -     Love, life's celestial pearl, diffused through all its cup.

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