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_"It may be under palace roof, Princely and wide; No pomp foregone, no pleasure lost, No wish denied; But if beneath the diamonds' flash Sweet, kind eyes hide, A pleasant place, a happy place, Is our fireside.
_"It may be 'twixt four lowly walls, No show, no pride; Where sorrows oftimes enter in, But never abide. Yet, if she sits beside the hearth, Help, comfort, guide, A blessed place, a heavenly place, Is our fireside. "_