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A Holiday Song.

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Away to the hills, away! -                 There is health in the summer air; -             The rustling bough, and the bending spray,                 And the breath of flowers are there -     The honey-bee's hum and the wild bird's song,     And sunshine and summer winds all day long!                     Away to the hills, away!                 There are peace and calmness there -             White cloudlets floating in light all day                 Through the blue transparent air, -     Rose-tinted mornings and noontides rare,     And sunsets of crimson and gold are there!                     Away to the hills, away!                 From your weariness and care -             From toil that has held on with tyrant sway,                 To quiet and calmness there;     And bask in the beauty and bloom that fills     The cool, sweet depths of the summer hills!

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