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on the birth of a posthuo child

born peculiar circustances of faily distress

sweet flow&039;ret, pled o&039; ikle love,

and ward o&039; ony a prayer,

what heart o&039; stane wad thou na ove,

sae helpless, sweet, and fair?

noveber hirples o&039;er the lea,

chil, on thy lovely for:

and gane, as! the shelt&039;rg tree,

should shield thee frae the stor

ay he who gives the ra to pour,

and gs the bst to bw,

protect thee frae the drivg show&039;r,

the bitter frost and snaw

ay he, the friend o&039; woe and want,

who heals life&039;s vario stounds,

protect and guard the other pnt,

and heal her cruel wounds

but te she flourish&039;d, rooted fast,

fair the sur orn,

now feebly bends she the bst,

unshelter&039;d and forlorn

blest be thy bloo, thou lovely ,

unscath&039;d by ruffian hand!

and fro thee any a parent ste

arise to deck our nd!