Literature and Art 



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Where the blackbird sings the latest, 

 Where the hawthorn blooms the sweetest, 

 Where the nestlings chirp and flee, 

 That's the way for Billy and me. 



Where the mowers mow the cleanest, 

 Where the hay lies thick and greenest 

 There to trace the homeward bee, 

 That's the way for Billy and me. 



Where the hazel bank is steepest, 

 Where the shadow falls the 



deepest, 

 Where the clustering nuts fall 



free, 

 That's the way for Billy and me. 



fames Hogg ( The Et trick Shepherd}. 



Where the pools are bright and deep " 



