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A New Song To An Old Tune--From Victor Hugo

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If a pleasant lawn there grow          By the showers caressed,     Where in all the seasons blow          Flowers gaily dressed,     Where by handfuls one may win     Lilies, woodbine, jessamine,     I will make a path therein          For thy feet to rest.     If there live in honour's sway          An all-loving breast     Whose devotion cannot stray,          Never gloom-oppressed--     If this noble breast still wake     For a worthy motive's sake,     There a pillow I will make          For thy head to rest.     If there be a dream of love,          Dream that God has blest,     Yielding daily treasure-trove          Of delightful zest,     With the scent of roses filled,     With the soul's communion thrilled,     There, oh! there a nest I'll build          For thy heart to rest.

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