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She wiper away my bitter tearsAnd gave to me a kiss.Again the sun was shining brightly,Again all things in the wide worldWere mine, the lambs, the fields and forests,And -we were smiling as we droveAnother’s lambs to water.How foolish! Now, when I remember,My heart weeps sadly and still aches;Why did the Lord not let me lingerSome time in that dear paradise?I would have died a simple ploughman,I would have known naught of the world,I would ne’er been a fool to others,Would not have cursed both men and (God).[1847]Clarence A. Manning%57