There's a magical tie to the land of our home, which the heart cannot break, though the footsteps may roam.
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The hills have been high for mans mounting, The woods have been dense for his axe, The stars have been thick for his counting, The sands have been wide for his tracks. The sea has been deep for his diving, The poles have been broad for his sway, But bravely hes proved in his striving, That 'Where theres a will theres a way.'Eliza Cook
How cruelly sweet are the echoes that start, When memory plays an old tune on the heart.
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Who would not rather trust and be deceived?
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I love it, I love it, and who shall dare To chide me for loving that old arm-chair.
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Why should we strive, with cynic frown, to knock their fairy castles down?
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Better build schoolrooms for the boy, Than cells and gibbets for the man.
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