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GATHER THE ROADSIDE FLOWERS.

O! gather the roadside flowers,
 Though life be a thorny way;
   There spring at our feet,
   With fragrance sweet,
 Bright blossoms wherever we stray;
Then gather the roadside flowers,
O! gather the roadside flowers.

O! gather the roadside flowers,
 A word, a look, a smile;
   These all can give,
   'Tis the way to live,
 Our toils and our ills to beguile:
Then gather the roadside flowers,
O! gather the roadside flowers.

O! gather the roadside flowers,
 Of Hope, and Trust, and Love;
   Tend them with care,
   For fruit they bear