Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 74
er us;And song-sparrow, bluebird, and wren sing in chorus.Play-time, and gay time, and all of us glad; —When is ever a pleasanter time to be had? Oh, when is the pleasantest time o day? Can it be in the twilight, sweet and dim,When I watch the moon as it sails away Oer the pond, and the pine-tree… … THE BALLAD OF THE ESCALADE BY GEORGE PHILLIPS We ve heard of Independence Day, we boys of Switzerland; We think it sounds tremendous, and Thanksgiving must be grand. But we ve a better holiday than all you ever had: It comes on January 12—t is called the Escalade; And every loyal boy and girl in…
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