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Ballads for little folk . in awhile in every boys breast and makes him snare birds,kill bugs, and be cruel to cats and to every dumbthing. Your friends, Alice and Phcebe Cary, knew all about Preface. v this shady side of you, as you will soon see. Theydid not love you any less for it. But they loved youso well that they often prayed you to guard against itand to rise above it, to your own good, sweet, noblestlittle selves. Thus while they pictured for you every-thing that they loved best, each picture holds a littlelesson to you that will help you to be a stronger andbetter boy or girl. They l
Ballads for little folk . in awhile in every boys breast and makes him snare birds,kill bugs, and be cruel to cats and to every dumbthing. Your friends, Alice and Phcebe Cary, knew all about Preface. v this shady side of you, as you will soon see. Theydid not love you any less for it. But they loved youso well that they often prayed you to guard against itand to rise above it, to your own good, sweet, noblestlittle selves. Thus while they pictured for you every-thing that they loved best, each picture holds a littlelesson to you that will help you to be a stronger andbetter boy or girl. They loved you so truly that theirsupreme desire was not only to make you happy, butto help every one of you to grow up to be a true andnoble man or woman. Many of their tender lessonsto you on these pages you will carry in your hearts aslong as you live. That it may be as delightful to youto read them as it has been to me to arrange themfor you, is the sincere wish, dear children, ofYour affectionate friend, Mary Clemmer
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