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BIRTHDAYS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

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First Line: MY FRIEND HAS A BIRTHDAY
Last Line: STEADY, OLD HEART! LIE QUIET!
Subject(s): BIRTHDAYS;
My friend has a birthday;
And what can I say
To young Betty Blake
With her wonderful cake
And seven pink candles there –
One candle for every year?
'How many candles shall I see
On yours?' asked Betty Blake of me.
'Sixty!' I cried, excited by it –
@3Steady, old heart! Lie quiet!@1



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