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MAID MARY
Carried snugly in my arms,
You have seen the rose's charms
In the scented flower-farms
Loved by bee and Fairy;
Watched the honey-hunter fly
Down a lily's throat, and hie
Home with gold-dust on her thigh,
Have you not, Maid Mary?
You have seen the rose's charms
In the scented flower-farms
Loved by bee and Fairy;
Watched the honey-hunter fly
Down a lily's throat, and hie
Home with gold-dust on her thigh,
Have you not, Maid Mary?
Once I showed, when all the rest
Played a long way off, a nest
Deep between two branches pressed,
Downy, leafy, hairy;
Told you how the mother begs
Peace while cuddling wings and legs
Tightly packed away in eggs,
Did I not, Maid Mary?
Played a long way off, a nest
Deep between two branches pressed,
Downy, leafy, hairy;
Told you how the mother begs
Peace while cuddling wings and legs
Tightly packed away in eggs,
Did I not, Maid Mary?
Here I teach your grey-blue eyes
How to learn the grass and skies,
Flowers and birds and butterflies,
Plummy trees and peary.
Watch the lilies in a row
Lift up lessons sweet to know,
That your heart and mind may grow
Lily-like, Maid Mary.
How to learn the grass and skies,
Flowers and birds and butterflies,
Plummy trees and peary.
Watch the lilies in a row
Lift up lessons sweet to know,
That your heart and mind may grow
Lily-like, Maid Mary.
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