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AT HOME by BERNARD BARTON

First Line: WHERE BURNS THE FIRESIDE BRIGHTEST
Last Line: AT HOME -- SWEET HOME.
Subject(s): HOME;
WHERE burns the fireside brightest,
Cheering the social breast?
Where beats the fond heart lightest,
Its humblest hopes possessed?
Where is the hour of sadness,
With meek-eyed patience borne,
Worth more than those of gladness,
Which mirth's gay cheeks adorn?
Pleasure is marked by fleetness,
To those who ever roam;
While grief itself has sweetness
At home -- sweet home.



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