[Estes, Dana], 1840-1909, comp · Boston, Lee and Shepart · leaf 168
thy mother, little one !Kiss and clasp her neck again,-Hereafter she may have a sonWill kiss and clasp her neck in vain.Love thy mother, little one ! Gaze upon her living eyes, And mirror back her love for thee, —Hereafter thou mayst shudder sighs To meet them when they cannot see.Gaze upon her… … Love thy mother, little one ! Kiss and clasp her neck again, —Hereafter she may have a son Will kiss and clasp her neck in vain.(1(53) 164 LOVE THT MOTHER. 00>»<00 Oh, revere her raven hair! Although it be not silver-gray,Too early, Death, led on by care. May snatch, save one dear lock,…
Children's poetry
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