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ARBOR DAY MANUAL. 
MONARCH OF THE WOODS. 
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1. Behold the monarch of the woods! The mighty old oak tree; He braves the raging of the 
2. How oft the monarch of the woods, Upon a summer’s day, Has seen the merry children 
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storm, On land or roll-ing sea; He waves his branches deck’d with green, In summer’s golden 
sport, And ’neath its shadow play; From youth to manhood they spring up, And old age comes at 
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green grass waves up on their graves, And all life’s dreams are past! Yet 
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