Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 664
olden fluff was flying ; Grandmother had a trembling lip,And aunt was almost crying. The men-folks said, Why, hello, Boss,You re looking five years older! But mother laid the shaven headClose, close against her shoulder. Ah, well! the nest must lose its birds,The cradle yield its treasure ;mother… … Bui closet close against her shoulder.
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