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 THE MINER.

BALLAD.

Ho, I sing and I sing! Digging jewels for the King;— Till I tire of the measure I sing and I sing: Here's a diamond true bright; Here's a ruby worth a treasure: So I labour, and my sight Surely fails, and I get gray Digging jewels for the King: I have toiled so many a day, I have found so many a treasure,