Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 290
totellRelating to my earlydays. Although, alas, you seeme nowAll plucked and inthis sad condition.You must not think thatI would bowTo any Polly for po-sition. My parents came ofnoble stock,Of pure white plumeand sulphur crest;And I was early taughtto mockAnd screech and chat-ter from the nest. My… … Through pleasant groves of cocoa-treesHe led them on from Borneo. With plantains and with mangoes sweet,And nutmegs young by way of spice, They had provision quite complete(Without destroying growing rice). But tamarinds and cocoanuts That grow in plenty on the trees Surrounding the Malayan…
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