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71
TO EDITH LUCY S.
Thou bear'st a name as bright and
pure
As names of earth may be;
Heaven grant that it may such endure,
Till thou from earth art free.
As names of earth may be;
Heaven grant that it may such endure,
Till thou from earth art free.
Then should each fond and heart-felt prayer,
For thee preferred to-day,
Be heard and answered—thou shalt bear
One—not to pass away.
For thee preferred to-day,
Be heard and answered—thou shalt bear
One—not to pass away.
Even that new one, writ in heaven,
Shrined in a spotless stone,
Which unto those to whom 'tis given,
And none beside, is known!
Shrined in a spotless stone,
Which unto those to whom 'tis given,
And none beside, is known!
1838.
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