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The English Bijou Almanack, 1837
From The Literary Gazette, 24th December, 1836.
Opening address to Queen Adelaide.
"Address.
We dream no more that fairies dwell
In the white lily’s fragrant cell;
And yet our little book seems planned
By elfin touch, in elfin land,
And sent by Oberon, I ween,
An offering to our English queen.
Such small, fair page, should only mark
The olive leaves of life’s dull ark;
A fairy chronicle, but meant
For days of hope and of content.
The tiny almanack found here,
May it record a glad new year!"
