Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 479
ask was done.It took a pressure all aroundTo shut the doors as they were found;The boards were sprung, and nails were vainTo close the openings made by strain. That took up time to safely stow;An opening in the roof they made,So that the work was not delayed, It took some work to run and raceAnd… … And when the sun with rays of goldProved all was true the dawn had told,Where were the Brownies? Nowhere near.When tasks are done, they disappear.The flooded plain or mountain landIs not a barrier to the band.They disappear, and those who knowThe most about them cannot showTheir hiding-place, or…
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