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HAROLD THE DAUNTLESS.

INTRODUCTION.There is a mood of mind we all have known,On drowsy eve, or dark and low'ring day,When the tired spirits lose their sprightly tone,And nought can chase the lingering hours away.Dull on our soul falls Fancy's dazzling ray,And Wisdom holds his steadier torch in vain,Obscured the painting seems, mistuned the lay,
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