MY WIFE.
She tied the new cravat ' ' ' Which she so kindly made me ; Then smoothed with care my hat, And with her, arms delayed me ; , ' She brushed my " glossy hair," And said " it was so curly 1" When gqingr down the stair She cried, "Come home, dear, early I * ' Now happy, then, was I, ' * With all I e'er desired; • '■■■ - ; I fortune could .defy <--. . ' , While thus I was admired t We parted at the door — ' Her smile deserved a sonnet ! 1 - " " Dear love ! but one thing more, , I want— a new Spring'bonriet I"
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Otago Witness, Issue 1340, 4 August 1877, Page 19
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92MY WIFE. Otago Witness, Issue 1340, 4 August 1877, Page 19
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