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                 <l>Now life unfolds before thee;</l>
                 <l>The past is but a day.</l>
                 <l>New vistas stretch before thee,</l>
                 <l>Love lightens all thy way!</l>
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                 <l>Life’s sweetest cup brims for thee,</l>
                 <l>With sunshine, like the May,</l>
                 <l>And the bride’s dreams enthral thee.</l>
                 <l>Love lightens all thy way!</l>
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                 <l>What e’er the years hold for thee —</l>
                 <l>Life’s but a little day,</l>
                 <l>And, dear, what e’er befals thee,</l>
                 <l>Love lightens all thy way!</l>
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