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Ballads for little folk (1874)

Cary, Alice, 1820-1871, Cary, Phoebe, 1824-1871, [from old catalog] joint author, Clemmer, Mary, 1839-1884 ed · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 179

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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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