Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 110
h joy andpride:In yonder ivied castletower My lady-love doth patient bide; I hasten to my beauteous bride, My glorious English flower ! How oft of her I dreamt, when far! By desert pool, and Moslem dome,I prayed for her, neath sun and star JBut now how glad my prayers are, I come to her—and home!… … MY FAVORITE FANCY. BY DOROTHY OCHTMAN,AGE 12. (HONOR MEMBER.) I stood beneath a palace dome,The dwelling-place of kings, Where Luxury had built her throne,And every wish took wings,—But t was not home. I stood upon a lowly hearth, Blest greatly from aboveWith sweet content, best gift of earth, And…
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