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Nearly Bedtime.

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Only half an hour or so         Before nurse calls them to bed,     And the ruddy light of a cheerful fire         Shines over each curly head.     No trouble have they, no sorrow -         Their hearts are lighter than air,     No fear that a dark to-morrow         May bring with it want or care.     God send them each on their pathway         Many a wayside flower;     And grant, in the evening of lifetime,         The joy of the evening hour.

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