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714 B
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35 lines
714 B
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I WALK THE UNFREQUENTED ROAD
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Frederick L. Hosmer
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American folk hymn, 1835
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(music)
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I WALK THE UNFREQENTED ROAD
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WITH OPEN EYE AND EAR;
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I WATCH A-FIELD THE FARMER LOAD
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THE BOUNTY OF THE YEAR.
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A BEAUTY SPRING-TIME NEVER KNEW
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HAUNTS ALL THE QUIET WAYS,
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AND SWEETER SHINES THE LANDSCAPE THROUGH
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ITS VEIL OF AUTUMN HAZE.
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I FACE THE HILL, THE STREAMS, THE WOOD,
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AND FEEL WITH ALL A-KIN;
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MY HEART EXPANDS;
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THEIR FORTITUDE
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AND PEACE AND JOY FLOW IN.
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I FILCH THE FRUIT OF NO MAN'S TOIL
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NO TRESPASSER AM I,
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AND YET I REAP FROM EV`RY SOIL
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AND FROM THE UNMEASURED SKY.
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I GATHER WHERE I DID NOT SOW,
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AND BIND THE MYSTIC SHEAF,
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THE AMBER AIR, THE RIVER'S FLOW,
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THE RUSTLE OF THE LEAF.
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