Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 59
the winding reel,That some might wind while others spun.And thus the task be quickly done.No time was wasted, now, to findWhat best would suit each hand or mind. Their mode of action and their skillWith wonder might a spinster fill;No forward step or two, then back,With now a pull and now a… … But here and there, with common bent,In busy groups to work they went.Some through the cottage crept aboutTo find the wool and pass it out.With some to turn, and some to pull,And some to shout, The spindle s full ! The wheel gave out a droning song,—The work in hand was pushed along. The widows…
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