 Humming-birds and honey-bees ; For my sport the squirrel played, Plied the snouted mole his spade ; For my taste, the blackberry cone Purpled over hedge and stone; Laughed the brook for my delight Through the day and through the night, Whispering at the...  The Sprague Classic Readers: Book 1-5 - Page 124by Sarah E. Sprague - 1903Full view - About this book
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