Canada and Other Poems/Autographs
AUTOGRAPHS.
To a Little Girl.
E ach wish, my fairest child, I pen,F or thee I write with earnest heart;F or who shall say, that ere, again,I shall behold thee; when we partE 'en now the time is near, I start.
H ere are my wishes, then, sweet child,A long life's pathway may thou go,R ob'd white, as now, in virtue mild,R etaining pure, thy virtue's snow.I wish thee this, and wish thee more,—S o long as thou on earth hath life,O h ! may thy heart be never sore,N or vex'd with anxious care or strife!
To a Young Lady.
Short is the time, my friend, since IFirst heard thy voice, first saw thy face,And yet, the days in gliding by.Have left within my mind a trace—A friendly trace of thee and thine.Which I am surie will long remainWithin my heart, to cheer and shineWith other joys, to lessen pain. It is my hope, also, that thouMay, in thy heart, and on thy tongue,Have thoughts and words for him, who nowIs yours so friendly, T. F. Young.