Eliot, Samuel, 1821-1898 · Boston : [J. Wilson & Son, University Press] · leaf 257
he wandring bee to love me.The fern and moss to creep across, And the Elm-tree for our kinsf! Nay — stav ! I wish I were an Elm-tree,A great, lofty Elm-tree, with green leaves gay !The winds would set them dancing.The sun and moonshine glance in.The birds would house among the boughs,And sweetlv… … -i^ \\ ell —tell Where should 1 lly to,^ *\i 1 \\ heic ii^o to sleep in the dark wood or dell, ,J\ ^^- Befoic a day was over,^ Home conies the rover, ^ Foi motheis Kiss—sweeter thisThan any other thini[;-. AU-INCHAM. GIVE ME A WISH. 239 GIVE ME A WISH. Be my fairy, mother, Give me a wish a…
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