Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 386
or strove vainly;The language of Bees was revealed by de-\ grees, I at last understood very plainly.Translated, t is thus: T wasI brought you here,And kind neighbor Antlent his aid.You were lyingasleep not farfrom the road,So we carried youhere, where wemadeThe bed where youfound yourselfwhen you… … For it s sure to put all thepoor fairies to sleep,Or make them all drowsy, at least.I looked at Miss Fairy, and saw that sheblushedTill her cheeks were a delicate red. 902 THE DRAGONFLY S BALL. Oercome with confusion, she scarcely couldspeak,And hung down her saucy young head.Till at last she…
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