Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 234
violets rare. There was left of the springs own color, blue, Plenty to fashion a flower whose hueWould be richer than all and as fair. So putting their wits together, they Made one great blossom so bright and gay,The lily beside it seemed blurred, And then they said: We will toss it in air; So many… … Boys and girls can be taught to do many kindsof work which are generally supposed to be quitebeyond their power. It is very common to hearthe remark : I have no gift for drawing ; none ofmy children have any talent in that way; it wouldbe time lost for us to try to learn. But the truthis that there…
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