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On The Birth Of A Friend’s Child
Ernest Dowson
Mark the day white, on which the Fates have smiled: Eugenio and Egeria have a child. On whom abundant grace kind Jove imparts If she but copy either parent’s parts. Then, Muses! long devoted to her race, Grant her Egeria’s virtues and her face; Nor stop your bounty there, but add to it Eugenio’s learning and Eugenio’s wit.
