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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 483

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in,Silver dropping rain! Rain, pearly rain,Gliding down the pane.The fence-rails have a crystal edge, The brimming spouts pour fountains free, The flowers on the window-ledgeAre fresh and bright as they can be.Rain, rain, rain,Pearly, gliding rain! Rain, sparkling rain,Shining on the pane.A bit of… … LITTLE robincame too soonFrom Summerland away:He must havethought that itwas JuneWhen t was noteven May.O Robin! press your scarlet vest More closely to your throat,Or of the song you love the bestYou cannot sing a note. ; There is no other bird about, And, in their coats of fur,The pussy-willows…

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