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COMMERCE.
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They deck our halls with sparkling gems
That shone on Orient strands.
And garlands round the hills they bind,
From far-off sunny lands;
But we will ask no gaudy wreath
From foreign clime or realm,
While safely glides our ship of state
With Genius at the helm.
That shone on Orient strands.
And garlands round the hills they bind,
From far-off sunny lands;
But we will ask no gaudy wreath
From foreign clime or realm,
While safely glides our ship of state
With Genius at the helm.
