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A

BEAUTIFUL

CITY,

SET

DOWN

BY

THE

SEA,

Copyrighted

18S0,

by

Mrs.

A.

Elmore.

W

^

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Ainzi

Piei'son

&

Co..

188

Uarks^gt,

Newark.

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I.

he

waves

are

lauo-hing

in

summer-time

Sunbeams

are

falling

about

her so

fre

And

pure

is

the

breeze

that

seeketh

this

l

Where

reigneth

a

city

as

fair

as

can

be,

A

beautiful

city,

set

down

bv

the

sea.


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^.

city

with

fountains,

flowers,

and

song

And

murmur

of

waters

all

the

day

Where

weary ones

come,

and

ever

grow

Where

gladness

supreme

pervadeth

the

t

A

beautiful

city, set

down

by

the sea


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III.

rom

pinnacled

roof,

so

graceful

and

f

Banners

so

many,

are

fanning

the

a

nd

flag of

the

land

all

people

may shar

Guardeth

this

city

in

summer-time

fair;

This

beautiful

citv,

set

down

by

the


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^|ay

pleasuring

groups

from

every

land

Are

strolling

about

on

the

silv'ry

san

And

Babel

of tongues

is

heard on

the

Where

reigneth

this city in

summer-tmie

This beautiful

citv,

set

down

bv

the

s


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%,hc

home-coming

sailor

raiscth

a cheer,

As

the

good

ship

draws

her

harbor

a

Outgoing-he

left

but

the

winter-time

drea

Incoming

behold,

a

city

is

here

A

beautiful

city,

set

down

by

the

sea.


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VI.

^yhe

mermaids

that

once

basked

here in

And

monsters

that

claimed

the

islan

Fled

far

to

the

mam

in

ceaseless

affright,

When

the

city

came

down

in

conqu'ring

The

beautiful

city,

set

down

by

the


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VI

1.

H|ith

ambient

llame

all

gilt

in the

morn,

Where orient

splendors

at

night-time

The

shade of the

woodlands

thou

laughes

For

pleasure,

and

sunlight,

alone

thou we

O

beautiful city,

set down by

the

sea.


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Vlll.

^o

orient

scene,

fresh

kissed

by

the

sun,

Near

foreign

land

l^ay

where

silver-ri

No

city

by

conqu'ring

hero

begun.

Rivals

in

beauty

this

magic-made

one

;

This

beautiful

city,

set

down by

the

s


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IX.

ot far,

her

hov'ring

wings

are

outspread,

Not here

is

echo

of bartering

tread

;

Nor

here

cometh

e'er the

pestilence

dread.

Dethroned

is

all

care,

and

far

from

thee

fled

O

beautiful

city,

set down

hv

the

sea.


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X.

A

far

'neath

the

sky,

blue-vaulted

and

clea

The

sailor's

hearty

Yo-ho

seemeth

And

throb

of

busier

city

we

hear.

Like

far

distant

chimes

that

echo

anear

This

beautiful

city,

set

down

by

the

s


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XI.

Phen

reigneth

the

moon

in

azure

array,

And

purple

of

twilight

is

fading

away

And

lovers,

enchanted,

alingering

stray,

Thou

makest

the

scene

e'en

fairer

than

da

O

beautiful

city,

set

down

by

the

sea.


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XIT.

hen

Cupid

is

near

with

quiver

and

bow

Nor

misses

a

chance

an

arrow

to

thr

And

kindle

a

flame

;

forever

to

grow

Or

die

as

thou

dost,

when

falleth

the

sno

O

beautiful

citv,

set

down by

the

sea


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XIII.

;he hem

of

the

tide, with

fringing

of

sp

Is traihng

the

shore,

in

coquettish

wa

And ever the

sands

will

shift

with the

sw

And creeping of waves,

that

near to

thee

O

beautiful

city, set down

by the

sea.


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X.1V.

Mwc

of

the

sea

o'er

the

spirit

holds

sway

Through

ages

so

far

the

whisper

do

''Hither

thou

comest,

and

here

thou

shal

The

mandate

thy

guardian

even

to-day,

O

beautiful

citv,

set

down by

the

se


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XV.

jath

it

hurled

some

ship

to

fathomless

And

given

to

death

the

sailors

so

bra

This

swell of

the

sea,

this

incomincr

wave.

That

proudly

draws

near,

th}^

borders

to

l

O

beautiful

citv,

set

down

b\'

the

sea.


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XVI.

^

view

of

a

city,

''set

on

an

hill,

Awaketh

a

sono-

in

happiest

trill,

And

the

wand'rer

knoweth

a

joyous

thrill

But

thou,

makest

joy

flow

swift

as

a

rill,

O

beautiful

city,

set

down

by

the

sea.


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XVIT.

%l[|cean

and spirit

hold

rhythmical

rune;

From temple

of music

floats

harmoni

It

seemeth

a

dream, these

fair days

of

Jun

That

wane,

like

thy

glory,

ever

too

soon,

O

beautiful

city,

set

down by

the

sea.


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XVIII.

J

hen

the

day

goes out

through

golden

And

Venus

appears,

and

flame-tinted

And

the

blue

is

gemmed

with

glimmer of

Thou seemest

at sea

with

silver-tipped

spa

O

beautiful

city,

set

down

bv the sea.


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Jfl-

XXI.

Vom

groves

of

the

South,

and

plains

of

O

who

will

return

for

pleasure,

and

r

And

who

will

have

found

still

kindlier

bre

And

who

give

greeting

to

incoming

guest

O

beautiful

citv,

set

down

hv

the

sea.


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XIX.

hen

the

winter-time

storms

beat on

the

And

laugh

of

the

waves

is drowned

i

And feet are

turned

homeward,

their

wand'r

We'll

mourn

the

city

that

bideth no

more.

The

beautiful

city,

set

down

by

the

sea


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XX.

jUt

the

Spring

her

tune

of

coming

wil

And

the

true

fairy

wand

of

June

w

Over

the

isle,

and

in answer

will

leap

The

city

in beauty,

from

winter-time

sle

The

beautiful

city,

set

down

by

the


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