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A NECKLACE by FRANK LEBBY STANTON

First Line: NO RUBIES OF RED FOR MY LADY
Last Line: THAT SEALETH A LITTLE ONE'S LOVE.
Subject(s): MOTHERS;
NO rubies of red for my lady,
No jewel that glitters and charms;--
But the light of the skies,
In a little one's eyes,
And a necklace of two little arms.

Of two little arms that are clinging,
(Oh ne'er was a necklace like this!)
And the wealth of the world,
And love's sweetness impearled,
In the joy of a little one's kiss.

A necklace of love for my lady,
That was linked by the angels above,--
No other but this,
And a tender, sweet kiss,
That sealeth a little one's love.




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