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Poems (Holley)/Aweary

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4598196Poems — AwearyMarietta Holley
AWEARY.
The clouds that vex the upper deepStay not the white sail of the moon;And lips may moan, and hearts may weep,The sad old earth goes rolling on.
O'er smiling vale, and sighing lake,One shadow cold is overthrown;And souls may faint, and hearts may break,The sad old earth goes rolling on.