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DIOGRAPHY. 15
And ever all in vain, the minutes onward flying,
Expected that this darkness would be o’er.
The world to-day with men o’erflowing
Was then a thing of naught;
And all] our lovely starry heavens glowing,
They then no light had got;
But He was who has been ever,
Who is, and ever shall be.
“At this glimpse of light, the creation of the world was
suspended,” writes Fredrika in “The Home”; “ prob-
ably doomed under Petrea’s hand never to emerge out of
Chaos.”
Amongst my papers and letters from Fredrika I have
found an old slip of paper, on which, in her childhood,
she had written a couple of verses to Baron Wrede on the
occasion, as it seems from their contents, of some little fes-
tival which she had arranged for him during one of his
visits to Arsta.
This occurred probably in 1811, when Fredrika was ten
years old, because my aunt is not mentioned. She died in
1810, and in 1811 Baron Wrede removed from Stockholm.
At the top of the verses stands —
(Arr: La Biondina.)
Flowers we here present, Your Lordship!
They ’re the produce of Fredrikaberg.
Flowers we here present, Your Lordship!
They have blossomed at Fredrikaberg.
There we ’ve fruits and flowers ever,
Winter, summer, failing never.
°T is, indeed, a splendid place!
Berries in whole hillocks growing,
Are varied by flowery ling.
Sand and gravel, mines o’erflowing,
Will make you as rich as a king.
(Repeat the second refrain.)
Under lofty fir-trees’ shadow
Cows’ and pigs’ food can be had, O!
Cows’ and pigs’ food can be had, O!
Come, O! come into these regions,
Where your numerous virtues’ prize,
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