Sowerby, J. G. (John G.), Crane, Thomas Frederick, 1844-1927 · London : printed and published by Marcus Ward & Co. · leaf 22
M I L LI C E N T. l-ITTLE pet Millicent, seated here ;Primroses round her ; nobody near. Playing by Mothers sofa to-day,(Poor Mother is sick,) she heard her say Away in the fair green fields, I know,My pet primroses so sweetly blow. A tiny sigh, and two wistful eyes ;No more than that, but Millie… … Without a word she has slipped away ;Mother shall have her flowers to-day.One by one she is plucking them fast ;Till surely none will be left at last. A pile in the basket, loosely pressed;Mother herself will arrange them best.So dearly she loves them—who can tell,Perhaps they may help to make her…
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