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There's Amy, Daphne, Pam, and Rose; Elizabeth and Lucille fair; and / Jellis with tip-tilted nose; Amanda with rich auburn hair. And other / blossoms, row on row, standing so primly in their places. It sets / the teacher's heart aglow to see their morning-glory faces. Now like / a mother she must be -- a loving mother wise and kind -- clothing each / tender memory in prettiest garments she can find. As mothers joy in / dainty frills, so will she trim each baby heart with melodies and / lilting trills, borrowed for them, from Beauty's mart. For / ribbons -- phrases gleaming bright, most beautiful to hear and say; / each one a streamer of delight with which a little soul can play! / For food -- she proffers Truth's white bread. For drink -- the Spirit's / sparkling stream. With fairy-lore is Fancy fed, that they, her / bairns, may sweetly dream.