Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 181
This is the pigeon with soft gray breastAVho sat all day on the loose straw nestThe nest where the pretty white eggs were found —Her own little eggs so smooth and roundThat held the wonderful secret.
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