Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 661
THE DAFFODILS LIFE-WORK. BY LORENA FREEMAN (AGE 14). Daffodil! O Daffodil! shining pure and bright,Tell me now thy story, reveal it in thy light.Show me in thy petals the fairies lurking there,Weaving tiniest sunbeams in their golden hair;Take me to dear flower-land, to thy flower queen,Where such… … Oh, take me to thy palace, made of shining gold,Lighted up by fireflies when their wings unfold;Teach me how to spin some thread, fine as spiders silk;Tell me why the dandelion has such bitter milk;Show me good in every heart, make my wishes pure,So at last, when I depart, of joy I 11 be sure.…
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