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Rh "And when drizzly dull November Falls so gloomily o'er all, And the misty fog enshrouds them In a dim and dreary pall ; ' ' When the streets all fade to dreamland, And the people follow fast, And it seems as though the sunshine Was for evermore gone past, — " Then we glide among the housetops, And we track the murky waste, And we go about our business With a cheerful earnest haste ; " Not as though our food were plenty, Or no dangers we might meet ; But as though the work of living Was a healthy work, and sweet. " When the gentle snow descendeth, Like a white and glistening shroud, For the year whose life hath ended, Floated upward like a cloud ; "Then, although the open country Shineth very bright and fair, And the town is overclouded, Yet we still continue there ; " Even till the spring returneth, Bringing with it brighter birds, Unto whom the city people Give their love and gentle words ;