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SONGS OF CAPTIVITY.




INTRODUCTION.


One hour for distant homes to weep
    'Midst Afric's burning sands,
One silent sunset hour was given
    To the slaves of many lands.

They sat beneath a lonely palm,
    In the gardens of their lord;
And mingling with the fountain's tune,
    Their songs of exile poured.