. The lays of a lawyer . e bitter coming with the sweet; And like her emblem seemed the lovelier for the tear Which every woman knows. Yet now this woman, having beenA blessing to us all, 49 Who call her by the sweetest name That ever man did callAnother mortal being by Since Adam and The Fall. This woman thinks as once she thought, When, being lately felt it was a cruel world, And she the most forlornOf all whoVe been from happier climes By ruthless parents torn. Ah ! well it is a dismal thing— Indeed it is !—to live,And birth-days are the saddest days The long year has to g
. The lays of a lawyer . e bitter coming with the sweet; And like her emblem seemed the lovelier for the tear Which every woman knows. Yet now this woman, having beenA blessing to us all, 49 Who call her by the sweetest name That ever man did callAnother mortal being by Since Adam and The Fall. This woman thinks as once she thought, When, being lately felt it was a cruel world, And she the most forlornOf all whoVe been from happier climes By ruthless parents torn. Ah ! well it is a dismal thing— Indeed it is !—to live,And birth-days are the saddest days The long year has to let us weep and catch our tears Within some patent sieve ; And just as long as they will stay The patent sieve we will be as sorrowful As we have ever been. But, when theyre gone, what can we doBut dry our eyes and grin ? so So, Mother, take these fragrant flowers. And let the drops that lieUpon their rosy petals do Instead of many a cry,And when you really want to weep— Why, get a sieve, and 51 TO MY MOTHER ON HERBIRTHDAY June 20thy i88^. HEN, proud of thee, the smiling earthWould all her joy at oncedisclose,And deck the month that saw thy birth,She ordered June to bear the rose.
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