The land of pluck; stories and sketches for young folk (1894)
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Century Co. · leaf 287
of yarn off the carpet, where it hadrolled, and began to wind it, all the wThile telling her apleasant bit of newrs about one of the school-girls; and I-well, I knelt down at Grandmothers feet and, just as Iwas going to cry, I gave her knees a good hard hug, andtold her she was a darling. o That s… … TWO MAY-QUEENS ONCE, not very long ago, and in a place not very far off,a ragged little lame girl sat upon a stone in the doorwayof a poor hut, saying softly to herself: April showers bring forth May-flowers. They do, do they ?: screeched a sharp voice fromwithin. I 11 May-flowers you, if you dont…
Children's stories, American
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