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 The Rose Family - Song II by Louisa May Alcott 
						O lesson well and wisely taught Stay with me to the last,
 That all my life may better be
 For the trial that is past.
 O vanity, mislead no more!
 Sleep, like passions, long!
 Wake, happy heart, and dance again
 To the music of my song!
 
 O summer days, flit fast away,
 And bring the blithesome hour
 When we three wanderers shall meet
 Safe in our household flower!
 O dear mamma, lament no more!
 Smile on us as we come,
 Your grief has been our punishment,
 Your love has led us home.
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