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When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;
May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, our daughters like corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace;
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
When our sons in their youth are like growing plants, And our daughters like corner pillars fashioned for a palace,
Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace.
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as pillars, Sculptured in palace style;
May our sons flourish in their youth like well-nurtured plants. May our daughters be like graceful pillars, carved to beautify a palace.
Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.