Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 · Boston, Roberts Brothers · leaf 178
to the passers-by,Smiling at the summer sky,Sweetening all the balmy air,Happy, innocent, and fair.Flowers like these blossom mayIn a palace garden gay ;Lilies tall or roses red,For a royal hand or head.But be they low, or be they high,Under the soft leaves must lieA true little heart of gold,Never… … Nelly spied two pretty little creatures floating to and fro onthe rocking waves. — PAGE 175. IX. MERMAIDS. T WISH I were a sea-gull or a fish or a mer- i maid; then I could swim as much as Ilike, and not have to stay on this stupid dryland all day, said Nelly, as she sat frowningand punching holes…
Children's stories, American
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