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DO THOU SPEAK NOW by CONRAD FERDINAND MEYER

First Line: TO THEE I WANDERED DAILY, DEAREST WOOD
Last Line: JOY, PAIN ARE DUMB. I'LL HEARKEN NOW TO THEE.

To thee I wandered daily, dearest wood.
In hazy days of youth, now long gone by:
I would confide thee so much dreamed-of good,
From such true sorrow thou wouldst hear me sigh.

And thee again, my sombre haunt, I seek,
The murmur of thy treetops' mighty sea--
Do thou speak now! For I shall let thee speak!
Joy, pain are dumb. I'll hearken now to thee.



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