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Show WHY SHOULD VE ThouRh tho troo bo not Just for tlio bird to nest In, Sho nets tho twljj and tha nest Is therei Though the world bo not Jut tor man to be-blot be-blot In, no walks nor croon ways and breathes her sweet air. The rich days open and spill their splendor) Night shoes with alitor th foot on her tain Ajo, life has all that glory can lend hen Bo what It all means, pray, why should w carof iai Tho green lands blossom and tho bluo skies hover) Tho warm winds blow and tho song btrda pair) Under loro's window, comes fluting-, tha lover, And the lored one loans, with his rose to her hair. Tho sun's plungo over tho hill to tho water) Tho stars aro suras Oodglrosand to spare! Tlio man-child' tbrlrcs, and boauty's fair daughter) So, wbst'a It all for, pray, why should ws caro? John Vanoo Cheney, In Harper's Magaitos. |