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Sallie is "my daughter" (my boundless pride and pleasure);
Kittie is "my child" (my offspring and my crown);
Louie is "my girl" (my sweetest one, my treasure);
Ethel is "my baby" (the love that love weighs down).

Four in one home and each its chiefest blessing;
Each the precious centre o the household sphere;
Four in one heart and each the whole possessing;
Mystery of love that love alone makes clear!