Poem by Ernest Christopher Dowson

On the Birth of a Friend's Child

Mark the day white, on which the Fates have smiled:
Eugenio and Egeria have a child.
On whom abundant grace kind Jove imparts
If she but copy either parent's parts.
Then, Muses! long devoted to her race,
Grant her Egeria's virtues and her face;
Nor stop your bounty there, but add to it
Eugenio's learning and Eugenio's wit. 

1. To a Lady Asking Foolish Questions
2. Yvonne of Brittany
3. Villanelle of Sunset
4. The Dead Child
5. Ad Manus Puellae

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