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A MILK TOAST by BURGES JOHNSON

First Line: COME, FILL YOUR GLASSES BRIMMING UP
Last Line: LONG LIVE THE MOOLEY COW!
Subject(s): CHILDREN; TOASTS; CHILDHOOD;

Come, fill your glasses brimming up
And raise them overhead!
I'll pledge a toast before I sup,
So hasten with the foaming cup,—
It's nearly time for bed!

I sing not of the ruby wine,—
My years do not allow;
Though grown-ups praise the fruitful vine,
Clink glasses to this toast of mine,—
Long live the Mooley Cow!



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