Fragments from "Under The Lilacs".

A poem by Louisa May Alcott

"So he took up his bow,
And he feathered his arrow,
And said, 'I will shoot
This little cock-sparrow.'"

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"'Tis good to make all duty sweet,
To be alert and kind;
'Tis good, like Littie Mabel,
To have a willing mind."

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"Benny had a little dog,
His fleece was white as snow,
And everywhere that Benny went,
The dog was sure to go.


He went into the School one day,
which was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play
To see a dog --"

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