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growing and the sap flowing in the maple-tree's 

 veins. 



Happy those mortals who can build their homes, 

 and do their work, and think their thoughts, and 

 bear the great experiences of life under such shades 

 as these, which bring something of the voices and 

 the spirit of the forest shades, down to the roadside 

 and close to the cottage threshold ! Thrice blessed 

 the man who beneath their gracious arms finds rest, 

 healing, and new courage after the battle of a year's 

 toil. 



