Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 454
ernels at their will. His neighbors are a sordid crowd,Who ve such a shameful waste allowed ;So wrapped in self some men can be,Beyond their purse they seldom see;T is left for us to play the friendAnd here a helping hand extend. Prepared to give this farmer aidWith basket, barrow, hook, and… … But as the wakeful chanticleerIs crowing in the stable near,Too little of the present nightIs left to set the matter right.To-morrow eve, at that dark hourWhen birds grow still in leafy bowerAnd bats forsake the ruined pileTo exercise their wings awhile,In yonder shady grove we 11 meet,With all our…
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