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Unselfish, noble, true and constant friend, / Take thou my greeting on thy birthday morn, / That breaks resplendent from the orient sky, / With hope and promise of a golden year, / Sweet as the echo of the crystal bells,
That sing responsive to the angels' song; / I hear the music of the sacred nine, / For they would usher in this welcome hour, / And waft this tribute on the vernal breeze.
One little sparkling gem today I bring, / A gem whose lustre will forever shine, / I found it in an urn by friendship sealed,
And closely guarded by her watchful eye; / Her gift and mine to crown thy natal morn; / Accept it then, and may it breathe for thee / In words I would not have the power to speak / What thou hast been and what thou art to me.