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THE LITANY OF THE NILE.
To the land of breezy weather,
Freshening showers, and purple heather.
Bring us back, Osiris,
Ho ro ! good Osiris,
Heather-bloom and breezes!
And I '11 make a vow to all
The gods in Ramses' stately-hall.
At Karnak on the Nile-stream,
Ho ro! good Osiris,
I'll vow and swear devoutly
Nevermore with sweaty toil
To frighten frog or crocodile.
Up the yellow Nile-stream,
Ho ro ! good Osiris,
Guardian of the Nile-stream,
Nevermore to stir the stones
For mummy rags, or blackened bones.
At Memphis or Abydus,
Ho ro! mighty Memphis,
Rich in dust and dry bones, ^^
Far from Scotia's darling seat.
Nevermore with weary feet
To dust it up the Nile-stream ;
All this, good Osiris,
I swear it by the Nile-stream!
AT LUXOR,
\Zth March 1878.

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