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from Ld Archd Hamilton to Prince Augustus on his birthday with a 1 [[underline]] Pound bank note [[/underline]] Janry 13th 1805 1 In this Bank note I send dear Boy ^ behold The worth, tho' not the form of current gold [[deletion]] behold [[/deletion]] Its' value rests, completely in its' [[underline]] use, [[/underline]] not in [[underline]] itself, [[/underline]] --but what it will [[underline]] produce. [[/underline]] 2 Just so, dear Boy, each Birthday learn to prize Exactly as it shews you [[underline]] good [[/underline]] or [[underline]] wise; [[/underline]] And count that birthday [[underline]] Eminently blest, [[/underline]] Which marks the year, in which you [[underline]] act the best. [[/underline]]
