Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 274
n and outamong the weeds. As I gazed I heard a voiceLike the chirping of a bird;So, bending closer to the ground, I saw a littledame With her finger on her lips; And these warning words I heardWhenever in their playful flight the fairies nearercame: THE LTTTLE ELFIN NURSE. 783 Oh, hush ! oh, hush !… … But just then one little imp,Bent upon some roguish trick,Alighted on the milkweed stem above thecradled elf; And I heard the little nurse, As she turned with motion quick,Cry: You ought to be ashamed of your self-ish elfish self! So she broke a little twig, And she chased the little sprite,Who…
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