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WRITTENON THE 23RD OF JUNE, 1829, THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF A FAVOURITE NIECE.
Assist me, gentle spirit of the lyre,
With thy sweet power to form the votive lay,
And with affection fond my verse inspire,
To celebrate dear Anna's natal day.
With thy sweet power to form the votive lay,
And with affection fond my verse inspire,
To celebrate dear Anna's natal day.
To her young fancy all the world looks fair,
And every object brilliant to her view;
Oh! never may the blighting hand of care,
Cast o'er her life a shade of darker hue.
And every object brilliant to her view;
Oh! never may the blighting hand of care,
Cast o'er her life a shade of darker hue.
