Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 288
THEY FILL THE THIRSTYFLOWER-CUPS. ey spin the cobweb curtainsAcross the summer grass,And fill thethirstyflower-cupsWith dewdrops as they pass. By day you cannot see them, But only what they do,Because they wear a magiccloakThat hides them from yourview. THEY PAINT THE LOVELY FANCIES THAT BEAUTIFY… … THE FAIRIES* OWN COURT-PAINTER. In winter, when theflowersAnd foliage arelost,The Fairies owncourt-painter —They ve chris-tened him JackFrost — Then brings his crystal brushes, And on the window-paneHe draws the ferns and mosses And leafy trees again. Romantic little Fairies Will sit the whole…
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