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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 34

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t smartly, too. Oh, be honest through and through !Cherish truth until it grows,And through all your being showsLike the sunshine in the dew ! Make-believe. 19 Using power is getting power —He that giveth seldom lacks, Doing right, wrong done retrieves.Then the children turned their backs On their… … And I think without a doubt, If they lived they all becameWiser women, wiser menFor the lesson learned that daySimple-hearted Tilly May,Fanny Field and Mary, 20 Make-believe. Susan James and Benjamin,Joe and John MClary, Leaving in their lives the gameOf the make-believing out ; Yes, I think so,…

Children's poetry, American

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