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Lyrics of Lowly Life.

THE SEEDLING.


AS a quiet little seedling  Lay within its darksome bed, To itself it fell a-talking,  And this is what it said:
"I am not so very robust, But I'll do the best I can;" And the seedling from that moment  Its work of life began.
So it pushed a little leaflet  Up into the light of day, To examine the surroundings  And show the rest the way.
The leaflet liked the prospect,  So it called its brother, Stem; Then two other leaflets heard it,  And quickly followed them.
To be sure, the haste and hurry  Made the seedling sweat and pant;

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