[Morrison, Mary Jane (Whitney), Mrs.], 1832-1904, [from old catalog] ed · Boston, The Page company · leaf 280
famous men are still abroad; The kings each chose a star,And quite content a world to rule, Wish not their thrones afar. Th astronomers are happier still; No longer through a glassThey scrutinize the distant worlds,— Their dreams have come to pass. We may not live to see the day, But I am sure… … PHOEBE THE BLACKBERRY GIRL. 231 THE BLACKBERRY GIRL. YX/HY, Phebe, have you come so soon ? Where are your berries, child ?You cannot, sure, have sold them all;You had a basket piled. No, mother; as I climbed a fence, The nearest way to town,My apron caught upon a stake, And so I tumbled down. I…
Children's poetry
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