Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 319
In an old belfry tower, A dry, cozy bower, Dozed an owl by the hour. But the bells sly old clapperWas a mischievous rapper,And soon waked the napper. The owl saw her spinHer web, frail and thin,Round the bell, out and in. But, next Sunday morning,Without word of warning,The bell went a-storming!…
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