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Wow I haven’t been on this blog in forever sksksksk 

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TO AN OLD AND VERY CHEERFUL CHRISTIAN LADY, a poem by Rev. Francis L. Hawks. Published in Poems Hitherto Uncollected, 1873.

“The lines “To an Aged Christian Lady,” have something of an enduring biographical interest, the person to whom they were addressed being the venerable widow of Alexander Hamilton. In her residence at new York in her later years she had, we believe, become a parishioner of the Rev. Dr. Hawks, who was also brought into friendly relations with her as the editor of a portion of the “Hamilton Papers."”

Lady! I may not think that thou Hast travell’d o'er life’s weary road, And never felt thy spirit bow Beneath affliction’s heavy load.

I may not think those aged eyes Have ne'er been wet with sorrow’s tears; Doubtless thy heart has told in sighs, The tale of human hopes and fears.

And yet thy cheerful spirit breathes The freshness of its golden prime, Age decks thy brow with silver wreaths, But thy young heart still laughs at Time.

Life’s sympathies with thee are bright, The current of thy love still flows, And silvery clouds of living light, Hang round thy sunset’s golden close.

So have I seen in other lands, Some ancient fane catch sweeter grace, Of mellow’d richness from the hands Of Time, which yet could not deface.

Ah, thou hast sought mid sorrow’s tears, Thy solace from the lips of truth; And thus it is that four-score years Crush not the cheerful heart of Youth.

So be it still! for bright and fair, His love I read on thy life’s page; And Time! thy hand lay gently there, Spoil not this beautiful old age.

I wrote more about Elizabeth Hamilton’s relationship with Hawks’ here.

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I’m glad ppl on tiktok are doing ok

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my favourite adhd / general executive dysfunction feeling is when you become very consciously aware that you are bored and there is nothing interesting left on the 5 social media apps you’ve been cycling around for the past hour and finally a small logical part of your brain goes “hey! perhaps at this point it might actually be more fun to do one of the productive things you’ve been putting off!” and you’re this close to going oh huh yeah maybe that's true! and getting up to do some housework or read a book or something when a far louder part of your brain goes “NO WAIT!!!! maybe THIS time when we refresh tumblr.... it will be interesting again” and you’re like "ohhhh right sorry for doubting you boss" & promptly get right back to doing fuck all

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wow 😁🤩, aha... 😂👉👈 looks 👀 like youre a 😍😳 dead 💀 18th century 🧾⏰ politician 📔📚🧑..... i love 💖😘 you, mind 🧠 if i ☝😁 obsess over you? 🤪😜

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I still think it's hilarious that my old blog got hacked. What did I even post on their that was so important lol.

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Me getting hacked and having all my accounts hacked and info stolen is really heart breaking but I'm still going to joke about it

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nothing compares to the calendar on this site. flat fuck friday. the halloween post that always shows up mid july. you see four anime girls and immediately know what day of the week it is. on the ides of march we all wake up and clown on some guy who got stabbed two thousand years ago. last week we celebrated down with cis day. I can’t wait for ever given and nov 5th anniversary memes. anyways have a lovely neil banging out the tunes day

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I joked about deleting my old blog alot but damm. You didn't have to hack me and delete it.