Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 80
out, the sweet, still sunshine ; Within, the holy calm,Where priest and people waited For the swelling of the psalm. With soft cheeks flushing hotly,Shy glances downward thrown, And small hands clasped before herStood in the aisle alone; 1879.) THE LITTLE RUNAWAY, 63 Stood half abashed, half… … And the changing color flutteredIn her troubled little face, As from side to side she waveredWith a mute, imploring grace. Then up rose some one softly,And many an eye grew dim, As through the tender silenceHe bore the child with him. And I—I wondered (losing The sermon and the prayer)If, when,…
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