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First Line: The muse shall breathe a native lay
Last Line: To bless our little band unite.
Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea
Subject(s): Aunts; Birthdays


THE muse shall breathe a native lay,
And sweetly consecrate the day;
While Anna by the power of truth
Leads on our emulative youth;
While each young virtue of the heart,
To her a rapture can impart.
The genuine thoughts her soul may prize,
Endeared by fond affection's ties;
Warm from the bosom's ardent glow,
The wild effusions gaily flow.
"The muse shall breathe a native lay,
"And sweetly consecrate the day: "
While love and friendship's pure delight,
To bless our little band unite.





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