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 Sail with the cloud, wave with the dreaming pine,

And float with Nature all the livelong day.

Call not such hours an idle waste of time,—

Land that lies fallow gains a quiet power;

It treasures, from the brooding of God's wings,

Strength to unfold the future tree and flower.

And when the summer's glorious show is past,

Its miracles no longer charm thy sight,

The treasured riches of those thoughtful hours

Shall make thy wintry musings warm and bright.