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THE OLD FASHION by HERMAN MELVILLE

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First Line: NOW YOUTHFUL IS VER
Last Line: WHILE THE WELKIN IS BLUE.

Now youthful is Ver
And the same, and forever,
Year after year;
And her bobolinks sing,
And they vary never
In juvenile cheer.

Old-fashioned is Ver
Tho' eternally new,
And her bobolink's young
Keep the old fashion true:
Chee, Chee! they will sing
While the welkin is blue.



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