Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 390
By Thomas Tapper. ■■SllHE pansy blossoms please me so, With faces all awry:See this one looking at the earth,And that one at the sky. While this one laughs, that yonder frowns,And here s one wants to talk; And all this happens evry dayJust by the garden walk. … WHAT S THE USE? By Burgess Johnson. What s the use o growin up ?You cant paddle with your toesIn a puddle; you cant yellWhen you re feelin extra well.Why, every feller knowsA grown-up cant let loose.I dont want to be no older —What s the use ? III. What s the use o growin up ?You could nt ride the…
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