Eliot, Samuel, 1821-1898 · Boston : [J. Wilson & Son, University Press] · leaf 198
. That sat upon a tree. The next time that good Mabel went, There sat a lady brightBeside the well, — a lady small, All clothed in green and white. A courtesy low made JNIabel, And then she stooped to fillHer pitcher at the sparkling spring, But no drop did she spill. Thou art a handy maiden, The… … 180 MABEL ON MIDSUMMER DAY. Thou shalt do well whatecr thou dost,As thou hast done this day ; Shalt have the will and power to please,And shalt be loved alway. Thus having said, she passed from sight,And nought could Mabel see, But the little bird, the sky-blue bird.Upon the leafy tree. And now go,…
Children's poetry
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