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GUARDIANSHIP
GUARDIANSHIP
That dusky child upon your kneeIs breath of God's eternity;Direct his vision to the height—Let naught obscure his royal right.
Although the highways to renownAre iron-barred by fortune's frown,'Tis his to forge the master-keyThat wields the locks of destiny!

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