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TO A FRIEND,FOR CHRISTMAS DAY, WITH A PRESENT OF A NETTED PURSE.
Accept this trifling mark of love,—
Affection's hand its meshes wove;
May silken cords, as closely twined,
Our hearts and souls together bind.
Affection's hand its meshes wove;
May silken cords, as closely twined,
Our hearts and souls together bind.
May Heaven its blessings on thee pour,
Thy purse contain a golden store,
And love and truth, those gems divine,
More bright than gold, be ever thine!
Thy purse contain a golden store,
And love and truth, those gems divine,
More bright than gold, be ever thine!
But all earth's treasures still must fade,
The true, the loved, be lowly laid;
The true, the loved, be lowly laid;
