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^)is obnistmas, and l^e wintry scene 
 
 Is bussed beneatb '"t"? fallowed spell, 
 cl cottaae near a wood is seen 
 
 Wilb bill cind dimpled vale and dell 
 OclPift witb snow. On icy sbeet 
 
 spreads far and wide to yonder sbore 
 Wbere youtb and maid witb tinl'^lina feet 
 
 ^mm all its frozen surface o er. 
 yb, tbere is nouabt in life so sweet 
 
 ys obristmas, to tbose flyina feet. 
 
me, 
 
 kyui to a deep and arand old wood 
 
 ^l^ey wandered on ]\)a\ obristmas-ti 
 Wbere sentinel like, a obestnut stood 
 
 ^o Quard tl^e spot witb strengll} sublime. 
 Deneatb its limbs tr)e rabbits ploy 
 
 clnfeanna m tl^at quiet bour ; 
 Its clin9in9 burrs witb frosts are aray, 
 
 Qmblem it stands, of migbt and power, 
 kj\), obnstmas bnnas, on faitb s stronn wincj 
 
 (^okens of love from everytbm^. 
 
seper and fartl^er wandered tl^ey 
 
 loeneatt^ tbe blue and sunny sky, 
 l^at obnstmas-day, wl^en far away 
 
 y forest reared it boua^s on qiqI^. 
 y wild-wood rover tpere tpey found 
 
 I \estina beside a mossy tree ; 
 Mis fellow low upon ti^e around 
 
 ^eenns l7usl;)ed in quiet reveny, 
 Within il^at dell a ol^nstmas spell 
 
 clpon tbe lonely woodsman fell. 
 
irew. 
 
 seemed new, 
 
 (^bus sped \\)ey on tbat obf^istmas-day 
 
 Wbile air and sunspme softer ni 
 (^ill Winter s icy bonds ^ave way 
 
 Wnd all tbe eartl) and sky 
 Home sailed tl^ey w^ile tl^e full orbed nnoon 
 
 ^ilvered tl^e bridge tl^at spanned tbem o en. 
 (ipo tbem tbe day bad passed full soon, 
 
 Dut well tl^ey crowned tbe ob^istmas lore 
 (^\)o\ love and strengtb and bope and faitb 
 Kan conquer sorrow, sm and deaib. 
 
 H. M. POL.I.E. 
 
LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS 
 
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