Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 289
272 ELFIN JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER. [Marc ELFIN JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER. By J. S. Stacy. Do not think the storyOf the giant-killers gloryIs only known and cherished by yourselves,O, my dears;For his deeds so daring,And his trick of scaringAll his foes, are quite familiar to the elves,It appears. In… … How, growing ever bolder,With his reed upon his shoulder,And an acorn-shield upon his little arm—Well equipped—He sought a mighty giant,Who was known as Worm, the pliant.And after giving battle, fierce and warm.Left him whipped. ELFIN JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER. ■73 How he saw a spiderWith her victim,…
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