Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 427
d Dora: My dolly s my joy and my pride,She s lovely to look at, or touch.I dress her, and hug her, and take her to rideBecause I just love her so much. Said Nora: My dolly s a comfort to hug,And I know that she loves me, you see; For she sits in my lap, and cuddles up snug,And I love her as Mother… … The bank swallows generally breed in large colonies, occupying the entire face of a bank, usually near water, whichthey honeycomb with their nesting holes ; these excavations are usually about twenty inches deep, but some are as much asfour feet from the surface.—A. R. Ducmore in Bird Homes. A BIRD…
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