Three Excellent New Songs (5)/Sweet Sings the Mavis

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SWEET SINGS THE MAVIS.

How sweet sings the mavis
among yon green bowers;
Soft whispers the breeze,
gently sweeping the dale;
The bee homeward bending,
forsakes the rich flowers,
And the shepherd’s soft melody
floats on the gale.