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NElIFOONDLAND
( By Governor Boyle)
When sun r ay s crown they pl ne -elad hills,
And summer sp r eads he r han d,
When silvern v oice s tune thy rills,
We l ove thee, s:nillng l and.
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When blinding st orm-gust s fret thy
shore,
And vild wav es lash t hey str and ;
Though spindrift sllir l an d tempest r oar,
We l ove
thee, vfnd-e....e pt, land.
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When
s pread s they cloa k of shimmering 'White
At Wint er I a s t ern comnand;
Though shor t ened day and
star-l1t ni ght,
We l ove t hee , froze n land .
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As loved our fathers, so 'We love,
Their prayer Vel raise to Heav en a bove
God guard t hee, tlevfoundlan d.
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