The Boys' And Girls' Library
The Boys' And Girls' Library
By Samuel Griswold Goodrich
15 Jun, 2020
The angel that takes care of the tender lambs and sprinkles dew upon the flowers, in the still night, takes care of thee, dear little one, and lets no evil come to thy tender years.
Fair child! when I gaze into thy soft, dark eyes, my childhood
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The angel that takes care of the tender lambs and sprinkles dew upon the flowers, in the still night, takes care of thee, dear little one, and lets no evil come to thy tender years.
Fair child! when I gaze into thy soft, dark eyes, my childhood returns, like a bright vision, and I think of the time when every sight and every sound in nature gave to me such sweet delight, and all seemed so fair. I almost fancy I hear thy gentle voice breathing forth thy joy in sweet and happy words, such as little children are wont to use when they first begin to look up into the blue sky, to gaze upon the rainbow, or the bright clouds that float over the moon. Less