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Show 3 Vl v.,. Va ' ' i" '1 ' S . Iy Tenayson. 2 3xruunnnrutiirinjinjnnnnruutr .' . 0OOO Full knee-deep Ilea the winter enow, And the winter winds Are wearily sighing; ; Toll, ye, the church bell sad and slbw, , And tread softly and speak low, t For the old year Ilea a-dylngl - . . Old year, you must not die; You came to us so readily, . You lived with us so steadily, ' Old year, you shall not die. . ( ' " ' He lleth still: he doth not wove: He will not e tha dawn of day. x He hath no other life above. fJ i Ha gave me a friend, and a true, . . true love, . " And the new year win take 'em - away. .' - & Old year, you must not go: ' - Bo long aa you have bean with ua, ) Such Joy aa you bava aeea 'With ' bs, . Q Old year, you shall not go. " ' ' e ' H froth'd his bumpers to tha brtaj 0 A Jollier year we shall not aee. ' 1 But tho' hla eyea arwaxrag dim, & f- And tho'. his foea speak 01 of him, , I He was a fr)end o me, ' y Old year, you shall not die; ' ' , ( We did -so laugh and cry with v , you. , - 0 s I've half a mind to die with you, . Old year, if you must die. . He waa full of Joke and Jest, . . - But all his merry quips ara o'er. To aee him die, acrosa the waata Hla son and heir doth ride post haste, " But he'll be dead before. ' Every one for his own. ..-v t ' The night is starry and cold, my ' . friend, And the new year bUtha and bold, my friend, Cornea up to take hla own. - How hard ha breathes! Over tha . anow . I beard Just now the crowing cock. The ahadowa nicker to and fra; The cricket chirps; tha light burn low; Tla nearly twelve o'clock. . Shake hands before youdie. Old year, we'll dearly rue for you. What Is it we can do for you? ' Speak out before you die. - ins face Is growing abarp and thin. . Alack! our friend ia gone. Close up hla eyes; tie up his chin; Step from the corpse, and let him In That atandeth there alone ' And waiteth at the door. There's a new fool on the Door. my friend. V i And a new face at the door, my friend, ' J A new face at the door. -"( 5)a vi- |