Poems (Nealds)/To a beloved Sister, on her birth-day
TO A BELOVED SISTER,ON HER BIRTH-DAY.
Accept, dear Catherine, of this simple lay,
Which hails thy happy natal day;
Oh! may thy years with pleasure's wreaths be crown'd,
And each revolving hour in bliss fly round;
May'st thou excel in every path of life,
As daughter, sister, mother, friend, and wife;
And when our latest sighs on earth are given,
Oh! may we meet in perfect bliss in heaven.
Which hails thy happy natal day;
Oh! may thy years with pleasure's wreaths be crown'd,
And each revolving hour in bliss fly round;
May'st thou excel in every path of life,
As daughter, sister, mother, friend, and wife;
And when our latest sighs on earth are given,
Oh! may we meet in perfect bliss in heaven.