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A JOYFUL MOTHER OF CHILDREN by ANONYMOUS

First Line: OF CHILDREN NINE AND TWENTY THAT I BORE
Last Line: I ENDED WELL MY FIVESCORE YEARS AND FIVE
Subject(s): MOTHERS;

OF children nine and twenty that I bore,
Nor son nor daughter but remains alive:
No staff mine aged hand hath trembled o'er:
I ended well my fivescore years and five.



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