Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 203
dew-drops shining bright; I 11 make her lips of rose-buds,Her cheeks of rose-leaves red, Her hair of silky corn-topsAll braided round her head; With apple-tree and pear leavesI 11 make her a lovely gown,With rows of golden buttercupsFor buttons, up and down. I 11 dance with my little sisterAway to… … The children came scampering down the lane,- Mamma ! Gold-Robin s come back again !Of all the elm trees he likes ours best,—Look, Mamma, look ! he is mending his nest! They pulled mamma to the open door, O yes, she said, but 1 saw him before;The very moment the beauty came,I saw him flit like a…
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