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Show V Tudjr.'"" v'ld to. f ' Tt4Hrat,brouel;;siicl!sparkl ' Of joy to her violet eyes, f A wonderful (rarinent fashioned L Of yardK ujion yards of laoa, ! With knots of nl)vtry ribbons j To fasten t lie folds in place. " Go, luy it away forpver 1 In the swoet, dead leaves of the roso, I With tho fan and the fairy slippers, The gloves and the silken hose; j The bodice, too, fliat was fitted To her tfirllsh nnd graceful .shape, And. heavy with frosty fringes, Tho long white opera cape. For Madge, she is done with dancing, And the pleasures and pains of life; i No babe shall call her mother, ' And no man call her wife. ; For below in the darkened parlor. With her slender feet unshod, 6he lies on a couch of lilies, ' All dressed for the court of God. Minna Irving in New York Herald. |