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Show i--- : : , NOONTIDE. i; - Sunnhlim upon the land, , And fields of polden grab, Where biwy reapers in a faithful baad j Toil on thro' nun and rain. : And swinging acythea that circle to and fro Acrosa the summer air, ; Vhere rowa of mutely wheat in beauty grow Uespleudent thcie. f, Bweet nra the postures green . Where cattle prraze arounl, ... And flnwora within the thickets bloom un f aeen, I : . , And babbllDR brooks resound, ' - . j Of in the topmost branches, one by one, -' , i Among the forest trees, 5 The merry birds ring out in Joyous ton i'. Tuned to the breeze. r i( 8unllght upon the sea, And snowy waves of foam J That scud along the level stretch of lea, - . ' Torn from their ocean home, Or dancing on the topmost waves that rlda The warm blue haay deep Merges within the ebb and Uow of tide, , j Where billows sleep. i, KoonUde on sea ot shore W When summur suns nre high. ' i Ah I rust thy weary footsteps evermora ? Where fragrant grasses Ho, j'f . Ere nileut night has come In solitude, f! With stain of counOesa hue, , t: And ebadows fall upon the leafy wood Or cloud the blu& t Mabel Bayden. |