Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 683
Behind this wild rose-bush I ve heard all you said,And /// love and protect you, you dear little maid !For oft have I hid there, so bashful and shy,And peeped through the roses to see you go by;I know every look of those features so fair,I know every curl of your bright golden hair.My garments are… … THE DOG THAT WAS TOSSED. Thought the maid to herself, Oh, what beauti-ful words ! Sweeter than music or singing of birds ! How pleasant t will be thus to live all my life With this kind little man, without trouble orstrife ! If his clothes are all tattered and torn, why t isplain What he needs is a…
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