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TO MY BROTHER by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS

Poet Analysis

First Line: MUSE OF FRIENDSHIP WAKE THE LYRE
Last Line: THIS A SISTER'S GENUINE PRAYER.
Subject(s): BROTHERS; HALF-BROTHERS;
MUSE of friendship wake the lyre,
Strike it with unwonted fire;
Now my brother asks the lay,
The pleasing tribute let me pay.
Let the measure softly flow,
To give him all the thanks I owe;
To wish him all my heart would say,
All that's happy, all that's gay.
Cherub health with beaming eye,
Well-deserved prosperity,
Joy and honour, fortune, fame,
All that merit e'er can claim;
Inward peace with placid mien,
And domestic joy serene.
May Heaven propitious deign to hear,
This a sister's genuine prayer.




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