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First Line: Mark the day white, on which the fates have smiled
Last Line: Eugenio's learning and eugenio's wit.
Subject(s): Birth; Child Birth; Midwifery


Mark the day white, on which the Fates have smiled:
Eugenio and Egeria have a child
On whom abundant grace kind Jove imparts
If she but copy either parent's parts.
Then, Muses! long devoted to her race,
Grant her Egeria's virtues and her face;
Nor stop your bounty there, but add to it
Eugenio's learning and Eugenio's wit.




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