Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 218
VI. BEING POLITE No matter what your wish may be, It s easier, you 11 find,To ask for it politely, and Be sure to bear in mind,That questions are more quickly heardWhen they begin with one small word. For if to Mother you should say,Give me a piece of bread, Or, Let me go outside and play,She 11…
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