sincere,To her friend, was by occasionOf more distant habitationFewer visits forced to pay her,When no other cause did stay her;And her Mary living nearer,Margaret began to fear herLest her visits day by dayMarthas heart should steal away.That whole heart she ill could spare herWhere till now shed… … POETRY FOR CHILDREN 65 Mary, who had quick suspicionOf her alterd friends condition,Seeing Marthas convalescenceLess demanded now her presence,With a goodness built on reason,Changed her measures with the season,Turnd her steps from Marthas door,Went where she was wanted more;All her care and…
Children's poetry, English
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