BIRTH-DAY. Mary Jones Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T115196 Jones, Mary, d. 1778. Miscellanies in Prose and Verse. By Mary Jones. Oxford Printed; and delivered by Mr. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, Mr. Clements in Oxford, and Mr. Frederick in Bath, MDCCL. 1750 pp. 138-139. vi,[1],xlv,[1],405p.

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BIRTH-DAY . Shall this Day unheeded fly , And like vulgar days pass by ? Dull as — tho' I be , Shall it pass unsung by Me ? No , when I this Day forget , May I share that Poet's fate ! Singing what is daily said , Rhyming what is never read . Now for Blessings , such as ease , Health and joy , long life and peace . Pray we next — for Poets may Sure , as well as Prose-Folks , pray — And as this Day rolls around , May you still be perfect found : Still , in Virtue's noble race , Pressing for the foremost place ; Scorning all that's low , or lewd , Daring to be great and good : Till your race of life is done , And the glorious meed your own ; Such as Angels now receive , Such as Heav'n alone can give .