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From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Scott, Sir Walter
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Serenade, A
Ah! County Guy, the hour is nigh The sun has left the lea, The orange - flower perfumes the bower, The breeze is on the sea. The lark, his lay who trill'd all day, Sits hush'd his partner nigh; Breeze, bird, and flower confess the hour. But where is County Guy?
The village maid steals through the shade Her shepherd's suit to hear; To Beauty shy, by lattice high, Sings high - born Cavalier. The star of Love, all stars above, Now reigns o'er earth and sky, And high and low the influence know - But where is County Guy?
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