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69 The IDLE SHEPHERD-BOYS,

OR

DUNGEON-GILL FORCE,

A PASTORAL.

I.

The valley rings with mirth and joy,

Among the hills the Echoes play

A never, never ending song

To welcome in the May.

The Magpie chatters with delight;