Cary, Alice, 1820-1871, Cary, Phoebe, 1824-1871, [from old catalog] joint author, Clemmer, Mary, 1839-1884 ed · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 178
r than belts of money ; And making work as pleasant as play, The stings of life they give away,And only keep the honey. They are teaching lessons, good and true, To each idle drone and beauty,And, my youthful friends, if any of you Hives and Homes. 16 Should think (though, of course, you never… … So youd better learn that this life of ours Is not all show and glitter,And skillfully use your noblest powersTo suck the sweets from its poison flowers, And leave behind the bitter. 164 Hives and Homes. But wherever you stay, or wherever you roam,In the days while you live in clover, You should…
Children's poetry, American
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