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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 900

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ton,And steadily the cloud advanced,With portent grave, while Daphne danced. As Daphne danced one afternoon,While chimed the spinets tinkling tune,Before her mirror practisingHer quaint old-mannered curtsying—One to her doorway came, it chanced,With hurried step, while Daphne danced. And lo! the… … WHEN DAPHNE DANCED. • HEN Boston rose to warlike roar, And pretty Daphne danced no more;But he who brought from overseaThe kings imperious decreeKept in his heart the vision fairOf dainty Daphne dancing there. And when the land had found release,. And Boston town grew still with peace,One afternoon…

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