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IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: NURTURED UPON MY MOTHER'S KNEE
Last Line: AND CLOSER TO HER HEART.
Subject(s): HOME; VIRGINIA (STATE);
Nurtured upon my mother's knee,
From this her mountain-breast apart,
Here nearer heaven I seem to be
And closer to her heart.



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