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GIRLS should be gentle, soft, and mild; Never be rough and rude; It always makes a happy home, Where little girls are good. And they should love sweet Jesus, too; His blessed laws obey; At morning's light, at evening's shade, For his kind blessing pray. |
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HIVES are the homes of little bees, And when the day is fair, In busy haste they sally forth Into the sunny air, To gather honey from the flowers, And bear it to the hive. Buzz—buzz—work—work—the livelong day; O, how the busy thrive! |
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"IBEX! what is an Ibex, pa?" Said little John, one day; "A strange and funny animal, Where do they live, I pray?" "It is a kind of goat, my son, Whose horns are wondrous long, They climb the rough and snowy Alps, With nimble feet and strong." |