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All in green went my love riding | |
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on a great horse of gold | |
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into the silver dawn. | |
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four lean hounds crouched low and smiling | |
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the merry deer ran before. |
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Fleeter be they than dappled dreams | |
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the swift sweet deer | |
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the red rare deer. | |
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Four red roebuck at a white water | |
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the cruel bugle sang before. |
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Horn at hip went my love riding | |
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riding the echo down | |
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into the silver dawn. | |
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four lean hounds crouched low and smiling | |
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the level meadows ran before. |
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Softer be they than slippered sleep | |
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the lean lithe deer | |
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the fleet flown deer. | |
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Four fleet does at a gold valley | |
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the famished arrow sang before. |
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Bow at belt went my love riding | |
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riding the mountain down | |
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into the silver dawn. | |
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four lean hounds crouched low and smiling | |
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the sheer peaks ran before. |
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Paler be they than daunting death | |
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the sleek slim deer | |
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the tall tense deer. | |
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Four tall stags at a green mountain | |
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the lucky hunter sang before. |
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All in green went my love riding | |
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on a great horse of gold | |
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into the silver dawn. | |
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four lean hounds crouched low and smiling | |
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my heart fell dead before. |
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