Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 223
were game, While cramming wood into the flame; Some at the boiler pleasure missd Through slight mistakes in turn or twist, While blaze escaped when it was meant To be in furnace well content. Mishaps will happen, as we see, However good the cause may be, And those who plan to aid a friend May meet…
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