Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 113
My little one came, and brought me a flower, Never a sweeter one grew;But it faded and faded in one short hour, And lost all its pretty blue. My little one stayed in the room, and played; And so my flower bloomed bright—My beautiful blossom that did not fade, But slept in my arms all night. IOO… … ^S^iiE
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