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SONG. THESE PRAIRIES by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT

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First Line: THESE PRAIRIES GLOW WITH FLOWERS
Last Line: WILL SORROW FOR MY SAKE.
Subject(s): FLOWERS;
THESE prairies glow with flowers,
These groves are tall and fair,
The sweet lay of the mocking-bird
Rings in the morning air;
And yet I pine to see
My native hill once more,
And hear the sparrow's friendly chirp
Beside its cottage-door.

And he, for whom I left
My native hill and brook,
Alas, I sometimes think I trace
A coldness in his look!
If I have lost his love,
I know my heart will break;
And haply, they I left for him
Will sorrow for my sake.



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