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A little while, a little while,
The noisy crowd are barred away; And I can sing and I can smile A little while I've holyday ! Where wilt thou go my harassed heart ? Full many a land invites thee now; And places near, and far apart Have rest for thee, my weary brow - There is a spot 'mid barren hills Where winter howls and driving rain But if the dreary tempest chills There is a light that warms again The house is old, the trees are bare And moonless bends the misty dome But what on earth is half so dear - So longed for as the hearth of home ? The mute bird sitting on the stone, The dank moss dripping from the wall, The garden-walk with weeds o'ergrown I love them - how I love them all ! Shall I go there? or shall I seek Another clime, another sky, Where tongues familiar music speak In accents dear to memory ? Yes, as I mused, the naked room, The flickering firelight died away And from the midst of cheerless gloom I passed to bright unclouded day - A little and a lone green lane That opened on a common wide A distant, dreamy, dim blue chain Of mountains circling every side - A heaven so clear, an earth so calm, So sweet, so soft, so hushed in air And, deepening still the dreamlike charm, Wild moor-sheep feeding everywhere - That was the scene - I knew it well I knew the pathways far and near That winding o'er each billowy swell Marked out the tracks of wandering deer Could I have lingered but an hour It well had paid a week of toil But truth has banished fancy's power I hear my dungeon bars recoil - Even as I stood with raptured eye Absorbed in bliss so deep and dear My hour of rest had fleeted by And given me back to weary care - Unsatisfied? Search for more:Other Cool Sites:Hot Arts & Stage NewsLyrics Catalogue Sound Tracks Guide Guide to Serials and Shows English Subtitles For DivX Movies Hundreds of Cooking Recipes Over 5000 Cocktails Recipes Cool Online Encyclopedia Cellulars Descriptions and Reviews Algorithms Dictionary Funny Jokes and Anecdotes. Usenet Newsgroups Reader |