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Ar an leathanach seo

1. (gan teideal)

   “In the old house at home where I first saw the light ...”

   

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   I

   In the old house at home where I first saw the light,
   And spent most of my happiest time
   There was an old apple-tree strong in its might
   I was always assaying to climb.

   II

   One fine summer's day as I longingly gazed
   On the apple so temptingly red
   I resolved to have one with its face to the sun
   And the branches far over my head.

   III

   I struggled and fought for I foolishly thought
   There was ne'er such an apple before
   But I very soon found when I brought it to ground
   That my prize was decayed at the core.

   IV

   I have seen men and their ways since those innocent days
   And some in their struggles for fame
   In fancy I see, though they are climbing the tree,
   The end willl be often the same.

   [Verse 5 is on the previous page, page 330.]

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