Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 239
tion; therehas been no time to learn it. I predicted thatsome artistic excellence would come of this, andI do not believe that I was mistaken. A letter will reveal to your young readers better thanI can how charmingly the artist does herwork. Still, I would like to point out certaintouches that… … IF WISHES WERE HORSES. THEN BEGGARS WOULD RIDE. written to me by the artist and now before me, economy than taste ! In the silhouette If says, You gave me the first pair of scissors I wishes were horses, then beggars would ride, ever owned. I am proud of this, for by her note the contrast between…
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