May your life be one season of love
‘till angels whisper your home is above.
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May all your days be spent in bliss
May all your plans succeed
Be but as happy as I wish
And you’ll be blest indeed.
A faithful friend is hard to find
But, when you have one, bear in mind
As I shall, when I think of you
Being a lasting friend, both kind and true.
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When on this page you cast your eye
Recall to mind the days gone by
Forget my faults and drop a tear
And think of me when no more here.
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Mary Hodges is my name
England is my nation.
London is my dwelling place,
Christ is my salvation.
When in a distant land
This little verse you see
Think of the gentle hand
That penned these lines for thee.
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When you think of me
Please bear in mind
A truer friend
You scarce will find.
May your life be one season of love
‘till angels whisper your home is above.
- - -
May all your days be spent in bliss
May all your plans succeed
Be but as happy as I wish
And you’ll be blest indeed.
- - -
A faithful friend is hard to find
But, when you have one, bear in mind
As I shall, when I think of you
Being a lasting friend, both kind and true.
When on this page you cast your eye
Recall to mind the days gone by
Forget my faults and drop a tear
And think of me when no more here.
- - -
Mary Hodges is my name
England is my nation.
London is my dwelling place,
Christ is my salvation.
- - -
When in a distant land
This little verse you see
Think of the gentle hand
That penned these lines for thee.
When you think of me
Please bear in mind
A truer friend
You scarce will find.
- - -
Remember me and bear in mind
A faithful friend is hard to find
And when you find one good and true
Change not the old one for the new.
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In sailing down the tide of life
And thinking of the past
Remember that you have a friend
That will forever last.
As through this book your eyes do wander
Let not this page unnoticed be
But stop one moment here and ponder
And cast one kindly thought on me.
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Some may wish you happiness
Others wish you wealth
I wish you the best of all
Contentment and health.
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Remember on the river
Remember on the lake
Remember on your wedding day
And give me a piece of your cake.
Age may mar, or time efface
The lines which kindly here I trace
But years may never take from mind
A friend that’s ever true and kind.
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When our life in school shall be at end
Please at times give thought of your true
friend.
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These few lines to you are tendered
From your sister sincere and true
Hoping but to be remembered
When I am far away from you.
When I am in some distant land
And these few lines you see
Remember they are from a friend
Who often thinks of thee.
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The humble lines which here I trace
Years may not change nor age efface
They may be read though valued not
When she who penned them is forgot.
