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Home.
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MY home, my loved, my tree-embowered land. So dear art thou I never more would stray; Contented here to rest in joy alway,Near by such loveliness of sea and strand.Perfected Nature's sweet and mild command,   Full of the luxury of night and day,   And every season's bounty, all repayThis loving heart submitting to her hand.
Here would I die 'mid scenes that saw me born,   And filled ray youthful 'eyes with happy things;    That gave my spirit all the good of breath.My happy day since life's short joyful morn,   To this high noon has passed on golden wings;    May all its pleasant light shine on my death!

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