THE LANDSWOMAN
}une, 191?
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Morning Thanksgiving
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By J ohn Drinkwa ! er~
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<·od fo r -.h•t•p in t h1~ long quiet mght,
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Fen thl' t' J<'o r day call ing through tht' little
lt·adP wa rm goldt>n
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• \ nd t}w p'tth-; '"a..: hc·d "hi te by 'IUgi ng
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" 't• th mk Tht\' , 0 l :od , fo r c.• xultahon born
Of tlw J-1 '" o t Th v "uHl,, fo r hf<' amonf.t tht- lea.H•q ,
F or tht• "lurri n~ \\Jlll!" that }H\K~ about tht• '"onch'r
o f th•· mm n .
Fo r tht• c. hnngi ll~ plumt" of 'l \\allo \\ ..:. gh dm{(
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to t h 1•1 I'
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Thank f: od tor good lrrcad, for the hon<'y in the
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hrown-~hc>llt
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for tl.e c·Ju.,tt•red
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Beyond tht• OJWn \\ in!\O\\ in a. pink and t•loudy foa m.
F o r t b,. ln.u ~h iu g loH• am'lng; th"' brnn eht•g met .
F or t ht· kin,J.t,l\ l'tl \Htm t• n \H' hriniZ o1ar thank~ to
The t' ,
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" 1th , h:q~t·lv motlwring arms and grav<.' ••ye, clea r
alll d hli t hl',
}'or tlu tnll • ~~~un11; ml n. -.tronsr-thi.'\H ,1 ru men
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1;-o r tlw ol d ma n ))('nt n ho' c hi" <'yt lw.
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1<'01 tht trt•n,un· o t tlw garden, for tht> gillyflo\\<.'1':> of
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T lw proudt•r pc.• tnll<'d tulip11, tho pr1mro~<' full o£
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}'o r the.· t' \"(l\\ th d Ol'C h.\l'd boughs, a nd t h\.' ~ wt• lh ug
budq tlutt lHIId
.A \'l' t \111\\0\t ' ll \\ ondN, to Th(l<' ou1· pr.-u~c> \'d'
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l''or Ptl r t h 's h tth• st•t•tt>t and m n u nwra biP way::.,
J.'or t ht• 1 n rol and tht• I'Olour, Lo rd. \\ C h n n g
\ Ylh\.t th•n ~ot mny be of thankQ, a nd t hat Thou hMt
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By t•>~ to t•t: nntl lll.l"l to hl'nr a ntl lip ... t o -.mg .
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