Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 450
THE DANCE OF THE HOURS. sighted a blackbird in a cage near by—a birdwhich looked blue. All a-tingle, he begged of hisgrandaddy and granny to be given this treasure. But now, have you not guessed what the BlueBird really means? Once more on the road torejoin Light, whom they have been told to fol-… … ENTRANCE-HALL IN THE PALACE OF THE FAIRY HERYLUNE. low, these children —a little downcast over hav-ing to leave those they love, a little lonely inthe misty wood —find that the bird, after all, isonly black. Beauty, says the poet, is in theeye of the beholder. Perhaps, at the closeof their journey,…
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