A year's good wishes in prose and poetry . first Day LET the thick curtain fall;I better know them all:How Httle I have gained,How vast the unattained. whittier. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark,And may there be no sadness of farewell When I though from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far,I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar. TENNYSON. One wish ere yet the long year ends ; Lets close it with a parting rhyme,A pledge, a hand, to all our friends As fits the merry Christmas time :On lifes wide scene you, too, have part


A year's good wishes in prose and poetry . first Day LET the thick curtain fall;I better know them all:How Httle I have gained,How vast the unattained. whittier. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark,And may there be no sadness of farewell When I though from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far,I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar. TENNYSON. One wish ere yet the long year ends ; Lets close it with a parting rhyme,A pledge, a hand, to all our friends As fits the merry Christmas time :On lifes wide scene you, too, have parts, That Fate ere long shall bid you play;Good-night: with honest, gentle hearts, A kindly greeting go alway. THACKERAY. [367] Printed under the supervision ofD. B. Updike, 6 Beacon StreetBoston, at the Norwood Press LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 0 029 561 731 7. a years good wishesin prose and poetry i compiled by martha c. Oliver, with xii illus-trations BY F. C. PRICE LUCKFORTUNEPEACEJOY HEALTHSUCCESSRICHESTALENT BEAUTYFRIENDSBOUNTYLOVE RAPHAEL TUCK- AND SONS , NEW YORK, MDCCCXCVyearsgoodwishesi00oliv


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