The Book of Joyous Children by James Whitcomb Riley
page 45 of 92 (48%)
page 45 of 92 (48%)
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Her brow makes light look sallow; And the sunshine, I declare, Is but a yellow jealousy Awakened by her hair-- For O the dazzling glint of it Nor sight nor soul can bear,-- So Love goes groping for The Little Lady. * * * * * [Illustration: "SHE'S BUT A RACING SCHOOL-GIRL."] * * * * * And yet she's neither Nymph nor Fay, Nor yet of Angelkind:-- She's but a racing school-girl, with Her hair blown out behind And tremblingly unbraided by The fingers of the Wind, As it wildly swoops upon The Little Lady. * * * * * "COMPANY MANNERS" |
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