Poems; original and translated by Charles Rann Kennedy ... and Two Poems by the Rev. Rann Kennedy. New Edition. By Charles Rann Kennedy |
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THE ROSE'S ADDRESS.
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THE ROSE'S ADDRESS.
Spoken by my Daughter Rose at some private theatricals on her Seventh Birthday.
Just seven Summers have gone by,Since first a little bud was I:
Time works a change; so I suppose,
I'm now expanding to a Rose.
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The morn that welcom'd me to earth
My parents fondly for my sake
A day of mirth and gladness make,
And twine me of mine own sweet flower
A garland for the festal hour.
Yet this, my friends, I'd have ye know,
Is not design'd for empty show,
But simply wreath'd, that I may wear
A rose for every passing year,
To mind me on my natal day
How quick the summers glide away,
And teach me, as in years I rise,
I ought to grow more good and wise.
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