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Thus the wise nightingale that leaves her home, Pursuing constantly the cheerful spring, To foreign groves does her old music bring.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Hoar reflects on the nature of the nightingale's song and its significance in the context of spring.

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