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to iss cruickshank

a very young dy

written on the bnk leaf of a book, presented to her by the author

beauteo rosebud, young and gay,

bloog thy early ay,

never ay&039;st thou, lovely flower,

chilly shrk sleety shower!

never boreas&039; hoary path,

never eur&039; pois&039;no breath,

never baleful stelr lights,

tat thee with untily blights!

never, never reptile thief

riot on thy virg leaf!

nor even l too fiercely view

thy bo bshg still with dew!

ay&039;st thou long, sweet crin ,

richly deck thy native ste;

till ev&039;ng, ber, cal,

droppg dews, and breathg bal,

while all around the woodnd rgs,

and ev&039;ry bird thy reie sgs;

thou, aid the dirful und,

shed thy dyg honours round,

and resign to parent earth

the loveliest for she e&039;er gave birth