Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 122
waters edge;or a toad may take a reckless leap from the landside of his eminence, and alighting on a tree-top,have to reach earth in monkey-fashion, by leap-ing from branch to branch ! To the birds skimming high over the country,it must be a fanciful sight — this Holland.There are the fertile farms… … A WATER-OMNIBUS. build her nest there, and so bring him good their trunks colored white, yellow, or brick red ; luck. country mansions too, and farm-houses gaudy A butterfly may take quite an upward flight with roofs of brightly tinted tiles. These tiles are in Holland, leaving flowers and shrubs…
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