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Songs of the Affections, 1840, Pages 195-196
TO THE NEW-BORN.*[1]
A Blessing on thy head, thou child of many hopes and fears!
A rainbow-welcome thine hath been, of mingled smiles and tears.
Thy father greets thee unto life, with a full and chasten'd heart,
For a solemn gift from God thou com'st, all precious as thou art!
- ↑ * Addressed to the child of her eldest brother.
