The Riverside song book/To stay at Home is best

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For other versions of this work, see Song: "Stay, Stay at Home, my Heart, and Rest.".
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The Riverside song book (1893)
To stay at Home is best by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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2615309The Riverside song book — To stay at Home is bestHenry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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