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TO EMILY.
A Little bird has sung to me
That my small cousin Emily
Betrays a turn for rhyming:
Well pleased I heard that little bird,
For in my day, such rhyming play
I too have spent some time in,
That my small cousin Emily
Betrays a turn for rhyming:
Well pleased I heard that little bird,
For in my day, such rhyming play
I too have spent some time in,
And found it pretty pastime too;
And more than that I'll say to you,
Let who will differ widely:
“An idle trade,” by some 'tis said,—
But so you see, all trades may be,
If followed ill, or idly.
And more than that I'll say to you,
Let who will differ widely:
“An idle trade,” by some 'tis said,—
But so you see, all trades may be,
If followed ill, or idly.
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Who giveth all, gives all things good;
So runs, if rightly understood,
The truth of this same story:
The gifts of song to Him belong,
And grateful love will best improve
The talent, to His glory.
So runs, if rightly understood,
The truth of this same story:
The gifts of song to Him belong,
And grateful love will best improve
The talent, to His glory.
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