Excerpt from Maple Leaves and Snowflakes Maple Leaves. Emblems of our lovely land, Sermons ye are preaching, Abler than orations grand, Silent but heart-reaching! Touched by Beauty's fairy wand Forth ye stand in glory, Whispering to breezes fond All the wondrous story. Comes the cruel autumn blast, Hurls to earth thy splendor! Listen as it hastens past - Wails of sad surrender! Oft when Fortune's beaming smile Lights up Fame's adorning, Or when Love and Life beguile, Death gives out his warning. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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