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Venus by a Boy of 16 to his Guardian on his Birth-Day
How shall my muse unskilled to please
Attempt with unaffected ease
To celebrate the day
Which gave a Father and a friend
My life from danger to defend
And guide my youthful way
[The words "May yet" have been crossed out]
May each revolving year remind
My grateful heart how good how kind
How generous you have been
O! may your goodness leave a trace
Which length of time shall ne’er eface
Sir John Beverley Robinson
Bishop Strachan
