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HEBREW MELODIES.
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THE WILD GAZELLE.
I.The wild gazelle on Judah's hills Exulting yet may bound,And drink from all the living rills That gush on holy ground;Its airy step and glorious eyeMay glance in tameless transport by:—
II.A step as fleet, an eye more bright, Hath Judah witness'd there;And o'er her scenes of lost delight Inhabitants more fair.The cedars wave on Lebanon,But Judah's statelier maids are gone!
