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FOR E.P.S. by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL

First Line: FRANCIE, MAY THY CHILDHOOD BE
Last Line: S HOWERING GOLDEN LOVE AND PLEASURE.
Subject(s): BIRTHDAYS;

F RANCIE, may thy childhood be
A s a blossom-laden tree,
S howing promise full and free.

W ILLIE, be thy life a song,
H oly, happy, sweet, and long,
S welling through a world of wrong.

A LFRED, be a fragrant flower,
H ailing either sun or shower,
S weetest in its fading hour.

A LICE, in thy baby measure,
E ver be thy parent's treasure,
S howering golden love and pleasure.



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