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My Two Boys.

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To some the heavenly Father good      Has given raiment rich and fine,     And tables spread with dainty food,      And jewels rare that brightly shine.     To some He's given gold that buys      Immunity from petty care,     Freedom and leisure and the prize      Of pleasing books and pictures fair.     To some He's given wide domains      And high estate and tranquil ease,     And homes where all refinement reigns      And everything combines to please.     To some He's given minds to know      The what and how, the where and when;     To some, a genius that can throw      A light upon the hearts of men.     To some He's given fortunes free      From sorrows and replete with joys;     To some, a thousand friends; to me      He's given my two little boys.

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