BESSYS DREAM. Dear little Bessy, all tired with play.Sat down to rest on a warm, sunny day,Under the shade of an apple-tree,By the side of the brooklet growing.She wore a white bonnet and pink gingham dress,And what a sweet picture was dear little Bess,With her sunny hair, so wild and free.Over her…
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