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AMERICA by HENRY VAN DYKE

First Line: I LOVE THINE INLAND SEAS
Last Line: THEE I LOVE BEST!
Subject(s): PATRIOTISM; UNITED STATES; AMERICA;

I LOVE thine inland seas,
Thy groves of giant trees,
Thy rolling plains;
Thy rivers' mighty sweep,
Thy mystic canyons deep,
Thy mountains wild and steep,
All thy domains;

Thy silver Eastern strands,
Thy Golden Gate that stands
Wide to the West;
Thy flowery Southland fair,
Thy sweet and crystal air, --
O land beyond compare,
Thee I love best!



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