ORIGINAL POETRY
PARENTS ANI> CHILDREN.
Three little stars shine round that matron's head And o'er her gracious brow their beauty shed; 0 ! may thair lustre with their growth, increase And light their mother's heart through path of peace* 0! gracious Saviour, may that light be Thine In which these tender stara increase and shine; Then through its sphere how sweetly each willffl°Td Reflecting, humbly, Thy great li^ht of love j So that when men their ;entle graces see Their beams may light the steps of some to the*. And may those parent hearts, vrho-e hopes and fe*l* Mingle in trembling smile 3 and glitt'ring tears, . Be gently drawn by these sweet lights to see , The perfect fullness of all lore ia 2\iee. Riwaka, November, 1867,
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Colonist, Volume XI, Issue 785, 6 December 1867, Page 8
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125ORIGINAL POETRY Colonist, Volume XI, Issue 785, 6 December 1867, Page 8
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