Poems on Several Occasions by Samuel Wesley. The Second Edition, with Additions |
ON The Birth-Day of a CHILD of a Year Old. |
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ON The Birth-Day of a CHILD of a Year Old.
I
Hail! to thy Parents Wishes born,Permitted here to stay,
To see once more the cheerful Morn
That gave Thee into Day.
II
Within a single little YearThy Sisters liv'd to die,
Just shown on Earth to disappear,
Sent early to the Sky.
III
May'st Thou, with happier Lot than these,Thy Parents Hopes employ;
And Years, and many Years, increase
Th' Occasion of their Joy.
IV
In Piety and Virtue grow,As rising Years improve;
Bless'd with a longer Life below,
And higher Place above.
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