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TO AN OLD MARRIED COUPLE;
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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TO AN OLD MARRIED COUPLE;

ON THE AUTHOR'S BEING PRESENT AT THEIR MEETING AFTER A SHORT SEPARATION.

When to the happy Time you've pass'd
You both have measur'd ten years more,
May those be happy as the last!
Then add another happy score.
May ev'ry parting lose a tear,
And ev'ry meeting win a kiss!

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Or, should you weep though both are near,
Oh, may it be a tear of bliss!
And if the Fates so friendly prove
To add another six or seven,
May these, too, bless you as they move,
Then both go lovingly to Heav'n!
Nay—now a wishing-cap the Bard
Has put upon the Muse's head—
When you have gain'd Love's last reward,
And Thomas reigneth in your stead,—
When wedded, may that gifted Boy
Live as a Bridegroom with his Bride;
Like you, a Heav'n on Earth enjoy,
And share your Heav'n of Heav'ns beside!