A BIRTHDAY WISH
Reading edition
"Long years, full seven score and ten," The gods have said, "we give to men!" Though since Methuselah was here No one has reached this age, I fear. On this, your birthday, I invoke The wondrous little fairy folk And ask them that they give to you A chance to live man's whole life through. One hundred fifty years or more Be kept for you in Long-Life-Shop.