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SUMMER FLOWERS. i

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SUMMER FLOWERS. A Citizen's Lament. A WAY with summer Bowers, Twine not the wreath for me, Unbind the myrtle from the rose, And pansy, emblem of repose, Far let them scattered be The best, the loveliest, let them part, Their very sweetness breaks my heait. Away with summer flowers, Let sunshine cease to glow, Bring back the days of sombre hue, And heav'n without a glimpse of blue, And earth in vest of snow. Then weave the green petfumed bough, 10 fadeless verdure for my brow. To see the length'ning days, To feel the glowing hours, As step by step, the smiling spring Steals on her bright and glorious wing. And strews our path with flow'rs This may be joy, but me it sends Warnings of banishment to friends. Soon as the rose's bloom Breaks up the social tie, And those whom winter gather'd round The cheering hearth, no more are found, But east and west they fly Some roam the mountain, some the deep, But, ah! leave those at home to weep. 'Midst winter's sullen blast, How many a friendly band Cheered the dark moments as they passed, And bid me think they fled too fast While circled hand in hand; But summer breaks the charming spell, And makes me feel 1 lov'd too weH »

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