[O] From "With Trumpet and Drum," by Eugene Field. Copyright, 1892, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
[P] From "Rhymes and Jingles," by Mary Mapes Dodge. By permission of Charles Scribner's Sons.
[Q] From "Apple Blossoms," by Dora Read Goodale. By permission of G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
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Fairer though they be than dreams of ours.
Baby, hear the birds!
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