Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 94
A little woodland fairyBehind an old stone wall Once had a quiet study,All cozy, cool, and small. A mushroom formed her table,A mossy stone her chair, A humming-birds bright featherHer quill of pattern rare. … With dewdrops from a berry She daintily would writeThe fairy tales of fortune, On daisy petals white;And one could neer imagine — Such plots she d weave and blend —Till the last leaf was finished, How any tale would end. So pleasing are her stories, Each summer brings againA new edition, issued Oer…
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