a re a ia a a a ale we ae eee, ee Nh Uae Pe er Te ee eee Te oe 
SUNSHINE. 
How beautiful, where dragon-flies 
Are wondrous to behold, 
With rainbow wings of gauzy pearl, 
And bodies blue and gold! 
How beautiful, on harvest slopes, 
To see the sunshine lie; 
Or on the paler reapéd fields, 
Where yellow shocks stand high! 
Oh, yes! I love the sunshine! 
Like kindness or like mirth, 
Upon a human countenance, 
Is sunshine on the earth! 
Upon the earth; upon the sea; 
And through the crystal air, 
On piled-up cloud; the gracious sun 
Is glorious everywhere ! 
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