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There is a fountain fill'd with blood,
Drawn from Emmanuel's veins;
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains

Careful he sets his rabbit-nets all round;
Chang-chang_ his blows upon the pegs resound
Stalwart the man and bold
his bearing all  Shows he might be his prince's shield and wall

From tangled brake and trellised bower Bring every bud that blows,
But never will you find the flower To match an English rose
It blooms with more than city grace,
Though rustic and apart;

If it form the one landscape that we, the inconstant ones, Are consistently homesick for, this is
Because it dissolves in water
Mark these rounded slopes With their surface fragrance of thyme and, beneath,
A secret system of caves a...

O sweet maiden, so fair and retiring, At the corner I'm waiting for you; And I'm scratching my head, and inquiring What on earth it were best I should do
Oh
the maiden, so handsome and coy, For a pledge gave a slim rosy reed
Than th...

Graceful and young the peach-tree stands; How rich its flowers, all gleaming bright
This bride to her new home repairs; Chamber and house she'll order right
Graceful and young the peach-tree stands; Large crops of fruit it soon will show...

Sweeter sounds than music knows Charm me in Immanuel's name;
All her hopes my spirit owes To his birth, and cross, and shame
When he came, the angels sung, "Glory be to God on high;" Lord, unloose my stamm'ring tongue,
Who...

Give place, ye lovers, here before That spent your boasts and brags in vain; My lady's beauty passeth more The best of yours,
I dare well sayn, Than doth the sun the candle-light, Or brightest day the darkest night
And thereto hath a tro...

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LA called from a henna-spray:
Lira
liree

To exalt, enthrone, establish and defend,
To welcome home mankind's mysterious
Wine, true begetter of all arts that be;
Wine, privilege of the completely free;