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A Walk in the Cascine.
The great clock, Time, has struck the hour
In Eternity's vast hall,
Too late to set the hours back—
"Too late!" I hear it call.
Not too late to redeem the time,
As new-born hours ring,
Ready to meet the new year bold,
For higher flights to wing;
In Eternity's vast hall,
Too late to set the hours back—
"Too late!" I hear it call.
Not too late to redeem the time,
As new-born hours ring,
Ready to meet the new year bold,
For higher flights to wing;
For fresh resolves, for nobler aims,
O may this new year be
The best, the happiest of our lives,
Life through Eternity.
O may this new year be
The best, the happiest of our lives,
Life through Eternity.
