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<h2><SPAN name="page12"></SPAN><span class="pagenum"></span>FOR DOLLY<br/> <span class="GutSmall">WHO DOES NOT LEARN HER LESSONS</span></h2>
<p class="poetry"><span class="smcap">You</span> see the fairies
dancing in the fountain,<br/>
Laughing, leaping, sparkling with the spray;<br/>
You see the gnomes, at work beneath the mountain,<br/>
Make gold and silver and diamonds every day;<br/>
You see the angels, sliding down the moonbeams,<br/>
Bring white dreams like sheaves of lilies fair;<br
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You see the imps, scarce seen against the moonbeams,<br/>
Rise from the bonfire’s blue and liquid
air.</p>
<p class="poetry">All the enchantment, all the magic there is<br
/>
Hid in trees and blossoms, to you is plain and
true.<br/>
Dewdrops in lupin leaves are jewels for the fairies;<br/>
Every flower that blows is a miracle for you.<br/>
Air, earth, water, fire, spread their splendid wares for you.<br
/>
Millions of magics beseech your little looks;<br/>
Every soul your winged soul meets, loves you and cares for
you.<br/>
Ah! why must we clip those wings and dim those eyes
with books?</p>
<p class="poetry">Soon, soon enough the magic lights grow
dimmer,<br/>
Marsh mists arise to cloud the radiant sky,<br/>
Dust of hard highways will veil the starry glimmer,<br/>
Tired hands will lay the folded magic by.<br/>
Storm winds will blow through those enchanted closes,<br/>
Fairies be crushed where weed and briar grow strong
. . .<br/>
Leave her her crown of magic stars and roses,<br/>
Leave her her kingdom—she will not keep it
long!</p>
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