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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 679

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s.A great, free-for-all flying contest was started,And from lofty perches, birds, bees and bats darted.Some Happychaps into the big pool jumped, swish!And swam a swift race with frogs, turtles and fish.The industrious spiders spun webs for a prize,While the inchworms excitedly measured their… … INDUSTRIOUS SPIDERS SPUN WEBS FOR A PRIZE. The fireflies and glow-worms(Though the latter are no worms !)Strove to excel in shedding their light;And this made the whole place exceedingly bright.The Rah-Rah-Rah boysMade a great deal of noise,As they yelled, Hip, Hurrah ! or shouted out Hail!For…

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