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THE HILL-VALLEYS by MAXWELL STRUTHERS BURT

First Line: IN THE HILL-VALLEYS, THE COOL VALLEYS, VALLEYS THAT I / KNOW
Last Line: TO YOUR DEAR LOVE WAITING AND YOUR OWN HOME LIGHT.
Subject(s): LOVE; MOUNTAINS; NATURE; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN);

IN the hill-valleys, the cool valleys, valleys that I know,
You can sit all day with flowers at the edge of the snow,
Sit all day with flowers and let your soul possess
The round open quiet and a great gentleness.

In the hill-valleys, the still valleys, valleys that I love,
You can watch the clouds a-sailing in the blue sky above:
Watch the clouds a-sailing, and then come down at night
To your dear love waiting and your own home light.



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