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I truly wish you, if so be God's will, many a peaceful return of this anniversary and (I may would that) each one find you more happy than the last. more happy, because more holy, more like our saviour, with purer though? and warmer love to God; till your last birthday finds you {meet) for the heavenly birth, (ready and waiting for) blissful entrance and removal in to the New Jerusalem O, my Mary Ann dear friend if we would live always close to Lord Jesus we might be ever ready and would never need to tremble at the thought of death The memory of our dearest, nearest friend? would take away all fear, for has he not assured us that he will never leave nor forsake us, but even when we pass through the weters he will be with our and through the flood they shall not ? us