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The English Bijou Almanack, 1838
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement and Instruction, 1837, Supplement,
page 422
HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, QUEEN VICTORIA.
And has that young and graceful hand
Empire o'er land and sea?
Yet though upon the lion's mane,
Our little tome may be
A fitting offering, calling back
Thy childish days to thee.
A toy—a trifle, not the less
Our fairy volume brings
The heartfelt wishes for thy sake
That wait on graver things;
May every hour its tablets note
For thee wear angels' wings.