. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Little Journeys into Bookland . THE OUTGROWN DOLL. Oh, listen wellWhile a tale I tell:1\ Of a poor, unfortunate dolly,Who was born in FranceAnd given by chanceTo a sweet little girl named Polly. A wee little girlWith hair all dimpled cheeks andshoulders;When I and sheTook an airing, weWere the joy of all beholders ! Day after day, As time passed away,We d nothing to do but keep jolly; But it could not last. For she grew so fast,This dear little girl named Polly! d<-^ IV First she wasseven,Eight, nine, ten, eleven,And then she was four times thre
. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Little Journeys into Bookland . THE OUTGROWN DOLL. Oh, listen wellWhile a tale I tell:1\ Of a poor, unfortunate dolly,Who was born in FranceAnd given by chanceTo a sweet little girl named Polly. A wee little girlWith hair all dimpled cheeks andshoulders;When I and sheTook an airing, weWere the joy of all beholders ! Day after day, As time passed away,We d nothing to do but keep jolly; But it could not last. For she grew so fast,This dear little girl named Polly! d<-^ IV First she wasseven,Eight, nine, ten, eleven,And then she was four times three !She outgrew her crib,Her apron and bib,And now—she has outgrown Me! Forgotten, forlorn, From night till mornI m left in the play-room corner; From morn till night [n the same sad plight,Like a pie-less Little Jack Horner! VI And Polly, she At school must be,Or else the piano strumming, While I sit here Growing old and expecting her coming. VII With a frozen stare At the walls I glare,My mind to the question giving, If the life of a dolly Outgrown by PollyBe reall
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