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THE HOUSE IN THE HILLS by ELIZABETH DAVIES DUTCHER

First Line: I WALKED THE LITTLE ROAD WITH EAGER FEET
Last Line: AND I WAS THANKFUL FOR MY COUNTRY HOME.
Subject(s): HOME;

I walked the little road with eager feet;
The meadow daisies nodded fresh and sweet.
I saw my little rose-clad cottage white,
Where whippoorwills called through the dusky night.

This little rose-clad cottage, my abode,
Nestled close beside the winding road,
The loveliest place in all this world I know,
Where stately hollyhocks and sunflowers grow.

The woodland roses down the pasture lane,
Seemed new and lovelier since the recent rain.
I was contented never more to roam,
And I was thankful for my country home.



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