ll..-tt?iV*?*S, I sing of the firesides calm delight, When friends draw near with the lamps alight; And I tell my tales in the humblest cot, And sing of the joys that are half forgot. For though only a cricket chirping away, In the fading light of an autumn day. I come and go with my song of cheer.… … sty? JJEP^llP
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