Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 779
t-book, But that he could not find;A knife and string was all he took ; What did he leave behind?A heap of blocks with letters gay, And here and there a toy;I can not pick them up to-day, My heart is with my boy. Ho ! Ship ahoy ! At Boyhoods town Cast anchor strong and deep !What ! tears upon this… … Where goes our little Mary, Her blue eyes so serene ?So happy is she with herself She s playing she s a queen.She has a supple willow wand, And to the end is tiedA meadow-lily, golden-hued, That waves in gentle pride.With such a scepter could a queen Need anything beside ? T is quite enough for…
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