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‘When nature forget us,
cover her vast calm brow with a dim veil
conceal her face
and withdraw her peaceful joy
She gives us instead
more anxiety
an excitement that steals away the hours fast
and a trouble that ruffles their course
Nature is at her evening prayers
kneeling before the green hills
praying for a fair night
for unfledged birds in woods
In the hope of alleviating sufferings
aggravated by the insalubrious weather
she will rekindle her long-languishing energies
and leave fascination in her footprints’
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