Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children (1922)
Sylvester, Charles Herbert · Chicago : Bellows-Reeve · leaf 60
YEARNING LOVE A CONTRAST LIGHT blue eyes;Flaxen hair;Rosy cheeks—Dimples there!These are Babys. Cooing voice; Winning smiles;Pleading arms— Wanton wiles!These are Babys. Pudgy fists; Ruddy toes;Kissy lips— Mother knows!These are Babys. Yearning love; Growing fears;Grief and worry— All the years.… … ^NCE upon a time there lived a veryrich man, and a king besides, whosename was Midas; and he had a littledaughter whom nobody but myselfever heard of, and whose name I eithernever knew or have entirely forgotten.So, because I love odd names for littlegirls, I choose to call her Marygold. This King…
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