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The Poetical Works of The Rev. Samuel Bishop

... To Which are Prefixed, Memoirs of the Life of the Author By the Rev. Thomas Clare

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TO THE SAME, AT RICHMOND.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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TO THE SAME, AT RICHMOND.

SUPPOSED TO COME FROM A FAVORITE PERSIAN KITTEN.

'Tis but a little wish I send,—
Accept it from a little friend.—
May the whole period of your stay
Be jocund, as a Kitten's Day!
Your temper and your manner shine,
Sprightly and innocent, as mine!
May Pleasure's self, for your dear sake,
A portion of my likeness take!
Be brilliant, as the eye so blue;
Be spotless, as the snowy hue;
Be frequent, as the frisks; and yet,
Smooth, as the fur, of your—Minette!