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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 189

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There, where you see that brown little domeOf earth, that seems rising up out of the ground,And constantly changing, though always quite round.There s a hole in the center which is the front door,And in through this opening they all go, beforeThey come to their parlors, and kitchens, and… … THE LOOK-AROUND-MAN. Without any dust-pans or even arms, too ! And I ve never yet heard, said the Look-Around-Man, Of an ant who was lazy. Try hard as you can You never will find one who likes to stand still. They d rather be doing some work with a will. T is an excellent thing, and quite often I…

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