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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 526

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wnward on its rest— Loving, Madonna-wise.What is the lullaby she singsAs back and forth she swings and swings? See, saw, Mafjorie Daw ! 1876. | SEE, SAW, MARJORIE DAW! 497 Not a dimpled baby at all Is this which her arms caress,But it bears the mark of many a fall, And is sadly scant of dress.And… … What words for a cradle song ! But I know the sleepy sign :She will croon awhile, and then ere long Will leave her chair for mine ;And her voice will sink away To a feeble nestlings caw,Till the little tongue can scarcely say— See, saw, Marjorie Daw!Now, back and forth we swing and swing,But it is…

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