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GOD BLESS THEE, BOY by ELIZA COOK

First Line: THE MOTHER SENDING FORTH HER CHILD
Last Line: "GOD BLESS THEE, BOY!--GOOD-BY!"
Subject(s): MOTHERS;
THE mother sending forth her child
To meet with cares and strife,
Breathes through her tears her doubts and fears
For the loved one's future life.
No cold "adieu," no "farewell" lives
Within her choking sighs;
But the deepest sob of anguish gives,
"God bless thee, boy!--good-by!"



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