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60 But the stout old ivy shall never fade

From its hale and hearty green.

The brave old plant in its lonely days

Shall fatten upon the past;

For the stateliest building man can raise

Is the ivy's food at last.

Creeping where no life is seen,

A rare old plant is the ivy green.

The Noble Nature.

The Flying Squirrel.

all the woodland creatures,

The quaintest little sprite