Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 53
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… … They hop on the porch where the baby sits,They come and go, as a shadow flits,Now here, now there, while in and outThey crowd and jostle each other about;Till one, grown bolder than all the rest,—A snow-white dove with an arching breast,—Softly lights on her outstretched handUnder the vines at…
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