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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 835

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sits down By the way-side a-weary. And again, in thatsweetest of idyls— Evangeline : 1 Such was the advent of autumn. Then followed that beautifulseasonCalled by the pious Acadian peasants the Summer of All-Saints.Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light, and the landscapeLay as if… … Thou standest, like imperial Charlemagne,Upon thy bridge of gold ; thy royal handOutstretched with benedictions oer the land! Lowells Indian Summer Reverie is full ofsplendid description : The birch, most shy and lady-like of trees,Her poverty, as best she may, retrieves,And hints at her foregone…

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