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GOOD WISHES.
May your shadow never grow less,
As the Irishman once remarked;
May you never know the want of a friend,
Nor be pushed out in the dark.
As the Irishman once remarked;
May you never know the want of a friend,
Nor be pushed out in the dark.
May your joy be bright as sunshine,
On a glorious summer day;
For slighted love may you ne'er repine,
Nor dearly for kindness pay.
On a glorious summer day;
For slighted love may you ne'er repine,
Nor dearly for kindness pay.
May you ever be well dressed,
In calico, worsted or silk;
And may you ever be so blessed
As to shed no tears for spilt milk.
In calico, worsted or silk;
And may you ever be so blessed
As to shed no tears for spilt milk.
May your cup of joy run o'er;
And if you must give up,
Friendship or treasure to you dear,
In meekness accept the cup.
And if you must give up,
Friendship or treasure to you dear,
In meekness accept the cup.
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May all your plans succeed,
Especially if they're right;
And happiness ever be your meed,
Your pathway e'er be bright.
Especially if they're right;
And happiness ever be your meed,
Your pathway e'er be bright.
May you be free from tricks,
And a toast the Fenian gave—
May you live to eat the hen that picks
The grass upon your grave!
And a toast the Fenian gave—
May you live to eat the hen that picks
The grass upon your grave!
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