Sept. 13, 2026

"To My Sister" by Henry Reed Conant

"To My Sister" by Henry Reed Conant
"To My Sister" by Henry Reed Conant
The Concise Verse
"To My Sister" by Henry Reed Conant

May still thy deeds of innocence,
Like stars of heaven, shine;
And thou retain thy purity,
Till Heaven itself is thine!

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"To My Sister" by Henry Reed Conant. May still thy deeds of innocence, Like stars

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of heaven, shine; And thou retain thy purity, Till Heaven itself

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is thine!

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"To My Sister" by Henry Reed Conant.

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