Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 128
— a poem called Repose, And tried a dozen other ways to fall into a doze — When suddenly the room grew light. I heard a soft, strong bound — T was Santa Claus, I felt quite sure, but dared not look around. T was nice to know that he was there, and things were going rightly, And so I took a little…
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