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When life is young

a collection of verse for boys and girls

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EIGHT GOOD THINGS ABOUT DOBBIN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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EIGHT GOOD THINGS ABOUT DOBBIN

Dobbin never would do us harm,
Dobbin takes us over the farm;
Dobbin follows us when we call;
Dobbin never will let us fall.
Dobbin is white as the whitest snow,—
Dobbin shows even at night, you know.
Dobbin is patient, steady, and kind;
Dobbin can teach us children to mind.
Whether it 's “Whoa! Dobbin,
Dear old Dobbin,”
Or “Go! Dobbin,
Dear old Dobbin,”
Dobbin will mind, as a matter of course;
But everybody can't be a horse.
Hey, Dobbin?