"Here’s to the day That wondrous May, A-roaming through the heather, When her little shoes And my big boots Were out on the hills together. And here’s to the night Of our delight, That held the stars in tether, When her little shoes And my big boots Were under the bed together."
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The full toast, as reported in New York Sun. Quoted in John Coldwell Adams, Confederation Voices, 2007.
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Bliss Carman
Bliss Carman (April 15 1861 – June 8, 1929) was a preeminent Canadian poet. Born William Bliss Carman, he published under his mother's surname, Bliss.
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