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TO JULIA ON HER BIRTHDAY by THOMAS MOORE

First Line: WHEN TIME WAS ENTWINING THE GARLAND OF YEARS
Last Line: AND PITY SHALL NURSE IT WITH DEW!
Subject(s): BIRTHDAYS; TIME;

WHEN Time was entwining the garland of years,
Which to crown my beloved was given,
Though some of the leaves might be sullied with tears
Yet the flowers were all gather'd in heaven!

And long may this garland be sweet to the eye,
May its verdure for ever be new!
Young Love shall enrich it with many a sigh,
And Pity shall nurse it with dew!



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