Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 10
nd main,Are trying hard to hatch and raise, As careful parents should,In all the good old-fashioned ways, Of any decent brood;To teach them to consume the pests, The flies and grubs and bugs,The beetles, borers, and the mites, The vicious worms and slugs. We only ask you half a chance, Together and… … 580
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