Lives of Girls Who Became Famous by Sarah Knowles Bolton
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"Who constantly will ring the bell, And ask if they will please to tell Where Mrs. Mott has gone to dwell? The beggars. "And who persistently will say, 'We cannot, cannot go away; Here in the entry let us stay?' Colored beggars. "Who never, never, nevermore Will see the 'lions' at the door That they've so often seen before? The neighbors. "And who will miss, for months at least, That place of rest for man and beast, from North, and South, and West, and East? Everybody." Much of the shrubbery was cut down at Roadside, that Mrs. Mott might have the full sunlight. So cheery a nature must have sunshine. Here life went on quietly and happy. Many papers and books were on her table, and she read carefully and widely. She loved especially Milton and Cowper. Arnold's _Light of Asia_ was a great favorite in later years. The papers were sent to hospitals and infirmaries, that no good reading might be lost. She liked to read aloud; and if others were busy, she would copy extracts to read to them when they were at |
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