the image of this bookmark kindly donated
by Georg Hartong, The Netherlands
TO MY
BROTHER
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DEAR BROTHER FROM
INFANCY
TWINED WE HAVE BEEN
IN THE HOLIEST AFFECTION
TOGETHER;
THE SPORTS OF OUR CHILDHOOD
IN FRIENDSHIP HAVE BEEN,
AS WE LAUGHED AT THE WIND
AND THE WEATHER.
AND NOW THAT
WE'RE LAUNCHED
ON LIFE'S RAPID STREAM
LET US CLING STILL THE
CLOSER ENTWINED,
AND MAY THE REMEMBRANCE OF
CHILDHOOD'S SWEET DREAM
UNITE US FOR E'ER IN
ONE MIND.
motif of a bird in a bunch of flowers
