[The foil©wing lines were written imprompta by ft little girl confined to her bed for some considerable time ..
... Wandering mid'st the flowers at play, Rosy cheeks and eyes blue, Maggie, Maggie, is that you? Pinafore all over stains. Picking blackberries in the lanes, Roots and socks all over dust, Maggie dear, home yon must row those dandelions away, Be good child and obey; ...