Twenty years—the best of thine: Twenty years—a quite long time; Twenty years of thy devotion, Twenty years of my queer notion. Twenty years of expectation. Twenty years of tribulation; Twenty years of hope and fear, Twenty years of wear and tear. Twenty years of great vexations, Twenty years of few vacations; Twenty years of silent praying, Twenty years of hopes delaying. Twenty years? near twice that time To train eight children—a work sublime. The first—six years old—she has gone; Emma found a heavenly home. All the others, I must show, Put grammar in this book. You know Upon the slightest call from me, They spelle…
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