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PART II.
O joy of joys! the joy of wedded hearts,
That at God's shrine in youthful freshness joined,
Are one for ever—mystery of love!
Thenceforth, like two clear fountains side by side,
That pour their waters into one bright stream,
They blend their free affections, till the tide,
In one deep channel, floweth ever on.
As in green meadows by some river's side,
Spring 'neath the sun daisy and violet,
With many a peer, of many a name and tinge,
And blossom numberless to grace the scene;
So where that sacred current affluent glides
Through the charmed valley of domestic bliss,
Shoot forth all virtues that humanity
Do most adorn and beauty lend to life.
Here sheltered, they may bud and bloom secure
