CAST thy cloudy mantle round thee,
Weep to leave us, good old Year!
Kind and hopeful we have found thee,
Shall we part without a tear?
While that tear yet glitters o’er us,
New Year! may thy dawning bright,
Gild th’ uncertain path before us,
With the rainbow hues of light!
(Emily Mary Barton)
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