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 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 
 
©I^pi^tmac [ n Jon^ 
 
 A CHRISTMAS 1'oEM 
 
 Mrs. A. N. Bullens. 
 
 TROY, N. V. 
 NIMS & KNIGHT 
 
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 Copyright 1S86 by 
 Mrs. A. N. Bullens. 
 
 Press of A. E. Chasmar& Co., 
 734 Broadway, N. Y. 
 
tup ^as/ioup^ Data I day: 
 )_en +1^ c-ame dov/12 from +leaVeo, 
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'(pi/a^ \n t\}e \on$ p>aeb af<w 
 
 V/b^io +le fjr^h eame ho eapbf^; 
 V< I all tf^e v/oplsl ^ecja<j> Ch;pi?bmae, 
 
 jfo flopioa^ v7a^ +H^> kiphh?. 
 l§o loVed and ar2eiei2t Jada^ 
 
 (l^e biding kle^'d v/epe hoy, 
 (§o c-eptaiK I°v/Py ^p^pd? 
 
 (§o h^c fyill-^ide- Uea^ and cold. 
 
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poo tf^ ^aer-ed fyill-^isle, 
 
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iq&t p^p^rcb ai/e powew'ei b^em, 
 
 Cl^ s\e<zp tfjelp feap? io^pe^e ; 
 lot kpou'mf Up f^aV^ry Vieiorc, 
 
 Kopebold tl]c cppioe^ of epeae^! 
 'pi b^poa^ b^e <^bappy ^caV^e, 
 
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 Salmircf b(^ bpoabled ^ePsl^merc, 
 
 ^ b^ f\ofy of ^ v/opd- 
 jiddii2^ bf^m bo "fear 3 cob," 
 
 Pop unto b^em b^at morn, 
 Je^ij, b^ infant gaVioap, 
 J|b gebtye^m v/a<* boprc- 
 
jpod fyo^ of foln'mf anfe\? 
 Jinfmf -Glopy to God ira tf^ 
 
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 Jficfj e apoI^ to ttya ^aVioap, 
 
 in loVirc^ accent? mild, 
 fa® sJeapry loVett] c^iUpera 
 
 jNrc^ or2e<2- li^e unto t^em: 
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 In hh? 2 - a$e<? |on£ a£o, 
 
 felled ho iofaoh ^Iamkep, 
 
 Hy ht^c oxeo'^ Jeohle IoV/. 
 
Do Uape- of ^jo^ nicj^ic- 
 
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 Mot bf^ fJ^te^t of God'p an^el? 
 
 jan$ f^ advent or2 bb/e eapt^ 
 0o pomp op pc^I ^pleodop — 
 
 Oi2by one ^irairaf ^tap, 
 8° n^t tty 2 - o^v/-kopr2 gaVionp 
 
 j|t gebt^Iehjem afap. 
 
 
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Vat a ^inf of p>ov/ep an^ Jloi^y, 
 
 it?e Kircf °f loVe fop all, 
 Jfo J^ol^y t^ah <^p-f?epsl and V/i^e meo, 
 
 gcfope +lim f^mkPy fall- 
 
 Qf], l°V« fc tfye po\7eP of «HJ^> (tceptpe ■; 
 
 hi; ^i^^fflom i<= t^eaVenP/ pe^t, 
 pRd +le ^oUetf] a ep°\Jn unfading 
 
 go ttya faithful, v/f?o <^jp a^ +li^ Ja^t* 
 
p2oaff2 kle^in^ be t° C^pi^tma^, 
 
 «3j to +|eaver2 oap jocf^ ta^e fliftyt; 
 
 Sbat ^elp^sl mai^. C^pi^tma^ bpif^t. 
 yah jo^yfalPy J^ep C^pi^tma^, 
 
 SbeP 2 - a PC f?eapt? to ef^epi^t? etill ; 
 If a mir2op ji/ell^ tf^ eap°I, 
 
 Ram^mbep 'tij +li^ food-v/ill. 
 
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 pod paV^sl tf^ fold era V/aJy. 
 Mod oov/ io ttyz- geaatifal City, 
 
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 a? Wyzn. 
 
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 I OI2 k)peatf]e a eilent ppaVep! 
 
 Pop oop akeenb deap 012^ 
 
 pb p<^>t i/itl? Je^ tf^epe. 
 
 
ijo fo||ov/ io tt^eip a 12^ I <?te-pp 
 
 If v/e ape- jcj^t ar2sl tpoe; 
 G i rati®, F2°C/» C^pi^t-Ii^e, 
 
 poiraf a<* v/e- ^oald do- 
 Sf]et2 jo^ ar2sl foil eomplet^e^, 
 
 1 12 t^at ^v/eeb f2om<2- afeoVe- ! 
 Pop C^Pi^tma^ fee 11^ in f^eaVera, 
 
 Bin J out etepoal |ov«z-. 
 
[d tf^at Faip city all ma^ dv/«II, 
 
 V/itf2 b^ loVcd fot2^ kefope-; 
 Id an<^I Voie«^> ppai^irc^ Go<r!, 
 V/ibb? J&W eVepmope-. 
 
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