Gordon, Katharine Parker, Mother · Boston : Samuel G. Simpkins · leaf 126
rself, would delight in it.The grass is greener than any other grass ; and thewater is sweeter than any other water ; clear as crys-tal, ever boiling up from the sparkling bottom of brightsand. For this reason it is called the Boiling Spring.Two trouts were caught and placed in this springseveral… … ( 124 ) THE SISTERS. Ellen 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 heart may be sad.Strangers call her cold and dull,Yet her…
Children's poetry
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