I can pass days
Stretch'd in the shade of those old cedar trees,
Watching the sunshine like a blessing fall,-
The breeze like music wandering o'er the boughs,-
Each tree a natural harp,- each different leaf
A different note, blent in one vast thanks-giving. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

I can pass days Stretch'd in the shade of those old cedar trees, Watching the sunshine like a blessing fall,- The breeze like music wandering o'er the boughs,- Each tree a natural harp,- each different leaf A different note, blent in one vast thanks-giving.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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