Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 449
reads. The housewife, stepping on the porch,Takes up her work once more, And little thinks two pretty thievesHave robbed her thrifty store. And yet, her lullaby to-nightWould be more glad, I ween, Could she but peep between the boughs,And see what might be seen. Hidden by apple-blossoms pink, Is… … THEY SNAP ITS FLUTTERING THREADS. None the less soft for little birds Will be the pretty bed,Because a human mothers thoughts Are woven with the thread. i874-) HAYDNS CHILDRENS SYMPHONY. 429 HAYDNS CHILDRENS SYMPHONY. By James Judson Lord.
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