Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 52
ircling high and low, Down they fly from the slanting roofOf the old red barn at Mendon. Coo ! coo ! coo ! says Arne,Calling the doves at Mendon ! THE DOVES AT MENDON. 545 Baby Alice with wide blue eyesWatches them ever with new surprise,While she and Wag on the mat togetherJoy in the soft… … y> they flutter with timid grace,by the voice and the tender face,Till the evening air is all astirWith the happy strife and the eager whir.One by one and two by two,And then a rush through the ether blue;While Arne scatters the yellow cornFor the gentle doves at Mendon. Coo ! coo ! coo ! says…
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