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FEBRUARY.
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help me lord , to the best of my poor abillity , so long as one bone of my blessed body stands upon another ! So no more at present from your sincerly well-wisher And never-wearied ghostly adviser Annonimus .
P . S . I am hinformed that ingividuals are sometimes payd for contribushions to Monthlys . Perhaps you will enlighten me on this pint in your notise to correspondintz
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Month of gloomy mist and shower , Do they call thee Spring ' s first-born ? Thou hast not a single flower On thy naked thorn .
Hugged Winter is thy sire ; 'twas he that gave thee birth ; And bade thee , in his bitter ire , Prolong his sway on earth .
Dark as his , thy features are , Sad as his , thy sullen eye ; And like the plaint of pining care The wailing of thy sigh . And yet , upon thy cloudy brow A shadowy light appears , And a soft smile is gleaming now Amidst thy streaming tears . And , half concealed , upon thy breast A precious gem is seen—The flow ' ret with its snowy crest , And slender stem of green .
Month of gloomy mist and shower ! Welcome then , since thou dost bring A promise of the sunny hour , A token of the spring . C . P .
FEBRUARY .