Gordon, Katherine Parker, Mother · Boston : J. Munroe · leaf 147
orest. Pretty creatures!They could not have a more beautiful home. THE SISTERS. Alice is a timid child.Sweet, affectionate and mild,Filled with love for all around;Yet her lips express no sound.She is gentle, pale and meek.And she kindly loves to seekThat which will make others glad.Though her own… … THE SISTERS. 131 Grateful for a kindly word.Unresisting, trnthful, good. Blanche is fearless, forward, firm.Rosy, fair, and frolicsome ;Seeking pleasure every whereThat we breathe the blessed air.Noisy, heedless, through the day,Filld with a desire for play;Yet with calm and sober look,Charmed, she…
Children's poetry, American · Children in literature
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