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Poems and verses by Mary Mapes Dodge

Dodge, Mary Mapes (1830-1905)

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POEMS AND VERSES.

THE TWO MYSTERIES.

SHADOW-EVIDENCE.

THERE'S A WEDDING IN THE ORCHARD.

FROM FLOWER TO LIGHT.

OVER THE WORLD.

WHIP-POOR-WILL.

THE CHILD AND THE SEA.

THE MASTER HAND.

THE TROUBLED MAID.

THE EASTER MORN.

“THOUGHTS ARE THINGS.”

IN THE NAME OF THE KING.

THE NIGHTLY REST.

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VERS-DE-SOCIÉTÉ AND RANDOM RHYMES

“WHAT 'S IN A NAME.”

MARY, THE COOK.

A THANKSGIVING PARTY.

I LOVE MY LOVE.

SUMMER LONGINGS.

MAMA'S “DAYS” AT HOME.

OF ALL THE YEAR.

AT THE PICTURE-GALLERY.

“THIS WICKED WORLD.”

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A PROPOSAL BY A MAN OF BUSINESS.

MISS FLIP AT THE EXPOSITION.

LIFE IN LACONICS.

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GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET.

THE GRASS-WORLD.

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CARNIVOROUS PLANTS.

WHERE IGNORANCE IS BLISS.

A TALE OF THANKS.

“NOW THE NOISY WINDS ARE STILL.”

TWO SUMMER DAYS.

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A GROUP OF BIRTHDAY VERSES

WRITTEN ON THE ROAD.

“EVERY DAY A BIRTHDAY IS.”

ONE DAY IN MAY.

TO A YOUNG GIRL.

THE FOOT-PRINT IN THE SNOW.

MOTHER GOOSE FOR BIG FOLKS.

HOME AND MOTHER.

A MONDAY ROMANCE.

THE ZEALLESS XYLOGRAPHER.

THE SAD STORY OF LITTLE JANE.

A BIRTHDAY RHYME.

THERE'S A SHIP ON THE SEA.

THE BLOOM OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE.

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THERE'S A SHIP ON THE SEA.

There's a ship on the sea. It is sailing to-night,
Sailing to-night!
And father 's aboard, and the moon is all bright,
Shining and bright!
Dear moon! he'll be sailing for many a night—
Sailing from mother and me.
Oh! follow the ship with your silvery light,
As father sails over the sea!