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To MORGAN, the oU)ner of
alt things.
With his skill and his pluck
And his marvellous luck
In the gainingof great things and
small things
Here's a health I Mag he still
achieve tall things—
Otcn the land of his birth.
Bo« the sea and the earth.
Supreme Ruler, tchateVer b)e
call things.
M JS Jff
God made man
Frail as a bubble;
Cod made loVe,
LoVe made trouble.
God made the Vine:
Was it a sin
That man made Wine
To droWn trouble in?
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The man I know best I will pledge in
this glass:
I've known all his merits and failings,
alas!
Since first I Was able to Walk, talk, and
think.
And 'tis to this man I Would bid gou all
drink.
His conduct's not perfect, I Willinglg oWn,
"But what can't be mended is best left alone;
So Wish him long life and a little more
pelf.
And assist me in drinking the health of—
Mgself!