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See how the autumn leaves float by decaying, / Down the wild swirls of the rain-swollen stream.
So fleet the works of men, back to their earth again; / Ancient and holy things fade like a dream.
Nay! see the spring-blossoms steal forth a-maying, / Clothing with tender hues orchard and glen; / So, though old forms pass by, ne'er shall their spirit die, / Look! England's bare boughs show green leaf again.
Eversley, 1848.