Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 100
! Now I return with joy andpride:In yonder ivied castletower My lady-love doth patient bide; I hasten to my beauteous bride, My glorious English flower! How oft of her I dreamt, when far! By desert pool, and Moslem dome,I prayed for her, neath sun and star;But ttozv how glad my prayers are, I come… … MV favorite fancy. by DOROTHY OCHTMANAGE 12. {HONOR MEMBER.) I Stood beneath a palace dome,The dwelling-place of kings, Where Luxury had built her throne,And every wish took wings,—But t was not home. 1 stood upon a lowly hearth. Blest greatly from aboveWith sweet content, best gift of earth. And…
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