Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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THE BEST GIFT SOONEST GRANTED. |
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THE BEST GIFT SOONEST GRANTED.
“What wou'd you have, if now you couldFor asking, have whate'er you would?
A gem, a diadem, or gold,
For which e'en Heav'n is bought and sold?
Say, and perhaps you may, at call,
Have something that is worth 'em all.”
Why then, if I may speak my mind,
And what I wish this moment find,
'Tis this, I would be sure of Heav'n:
“There, take this pledge—the blessing's giv'n!”
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