Birth-Day Ode 01

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Birth-Day Ode 01 by Robert Southey

 O my faithful Friend!
O early chosen, ever found the same,
And trusted and beloved! once more the verse
Long destin'd, always obvious to thine ear,
Attend indulgent.

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