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Fresh flowers for my children (1842)

Gordon, Katharine Parker, Mother · Boston : Samuel G. Simpkins · leaf 18

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ting power, and those we loveWill love us back again. Love has no limit,And it will extend, far as the mind can think,The thoughts can reach. It asks for peace and happinessFor all; the rich, the poor, the wicked and the good.It leads us to seek out the sorrowful,To * weep with those who weep, and… … I HAVE BEEN TO RIDE. I have been to ride,By my fathers side ;I could ride foreverBy that clear river,When the morning breezeWaves the leafy trees ;Where the birds are singing,The sweet flowers springing,And the sun is bright,As if shade nor blightCould in coldness comeTo their blessed home. But my…

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