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lucy's gem.
"But oh! most wonderful of all!
These faithful friends to none betray'd
The shifting pageant, as it pass'd,
Save to the little maid.
These faithful friends to none betray'd
The shifting pageant, as it pass'd,
Save to the little maid.
"When others gazed, they only saw
A deep blue light, that softly smiled,
Untroubled, save at times by tears,
Shed o'er them by the child.
A deep blue light, that softly smiled,
Untroubled, save at times by tears,
Shed o'er them by the child.
"Though deep within, e'en while they look'd,
The mimic diorama play'd,
The gazers could but guess at it,
It smiled but on the maid."
The mimic diorama play'd,
The gazers could but guess at it,
It smiled but on the maid."
"Mamma! mamma! who was the child
"Her name, my love, was Lucy Grey."
"Why! that's my name! you know, mamma,
I've no such toys as they!"
"Her name, my love, was Lucy Grey."
"Why! that's my name! you know, mamma,
I've no such toys as they!"
"Indeed you have! This very hour,
There is a portrait in them drawn
Of one you love. Go now, my child,
And shut them till the dawn."
There is a portrait in them drawn
Of one you love. Go now, my child,
And shut them till the dawn."
