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AIRLY BEACON by CHARLES KINGSLEY

First Line: AIRLY BEACON, AIRLY BEACON; / OH THE PLEASANT SIGHT TO SEE
Subject(s): ABANDONMENT; DESERTION;
AIRLY Beacon, Airly Beacon;
O the pleasant sight to see
Shires and towns from Airly Beacon,
While my love climb'd up to me!

Airly Beacon, Airly Beacon;
O the happy hours we lay
Deep in fern on Airly Beacon,
Courting through the summer's day!

Airly Beacon, Airly Beacon;
O the weary haunt for me,
All alone on Airly Beacon,
With his baby on my knee!

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