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 THE RIVER BATHE

the messenger sunbeam over your bed

Silently creeps in the morn;

And the dew-drops glitter on flower and tree,

Like the tears of hope new-born;

When the clouds race by in the painted sky

And the wind has a merry tune:

Ah! then for the joy of an early dip

In the glorious pools of Lune!

Up! up from your bed! Let the sluggards lie

In an airy palace of dreams,

Respond to the joyous lapwing's call

And the song of the burbling streams!

Oh, balmy the air, and wondrous fair

Are the hills with sunlight crowned,

And all the voices of nature seem

To mingle in one glad sound.

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