Cary, Alice, 1820-1871, Cary, Phoebe, 1824-1871, [from old catalog] joint author, Clemmer, Mary, 1839-1884 ed · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 107
And when she saw poor childrenTheir goats from the pastures take, Or saw them milking and milking,Till their arms were ready to break, 92 The Wise Fairy. What a plashing in their milking-pailsHer gifts of gold would make ! … Sometimes in the night, a fisherWould hear her sweet low call, And all at once a salmon of goldRight out of his net would fall ; But what I have to tell youIs the strangest thing of all. If any ditcher, or fisher, Or child, or spinner old,Bought shoes for his feet, or bread to eat, Or a coat to…
Children's poetry, American
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