Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 112
goldenrod on the deserted lawn Moves not a tassel, nor the grasses brownTheir withered blades. Amid the silence speaks, To some companion of his lofty flight,A distant jay or crow ; the apples cheeks Look redder for the frosty breath of night,While now and then among the orchard trees Is heard a… … 86 ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. QUIET DAYS. BY IRMA CASTLE HANFORD (AGE 15). The angry ocean stills its roar,The wailing wind is heard no more,On quiet days. From pallid skies falls silent rain That drips upon the window-pane, On quiet days. The leafless trees stand still and bare,No sound falls on the…
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