Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 535
Standish Perkins. We wandered in the orchard old, A little maid and I.The whispering leaves bent down to show A glimpse of autumn sky.The little maid half smiled, half sighed, And said : It seems to meI d miss my lovely springtime dress, Were I an apple-tree. We plucked from off the drooping boughs… … MY SAILOR OF SEVEN. By Gerald Brenan. My sailor of seven, your ship be a clipper,And sturdy the heart of its dear littleskipper! Remember,— lest later you learn it withwailing,— The oceans of life are not always plainsailing. If just be your cause, and the foes in theoffing. Neer haul down your…
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