That was a day of delight and wonder. While lying the shade of the maple trees under- He felt the soft breeze at its frolicksome play; He smelled the sweet odor of newly mown hay. (Thomas Dunn English)

That was a day of delight and wonder. While lying the shade of the maple trees under- He felt the soft breeze at its frolicksome play; He smelled the sweet odor of newly mown hay.

Thomas Dunn English

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