This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...that I am no longer a little child. November 2.--Oh, these beautiful hazy autumn days! Polly Lowe and I went walking in the park this afternoon and I found a violet growing among the fallen leaves. It has moved me to write these simple lines: The Last Violet Oh, violet, dear violet, Why do you stay so ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...that I am no longer a little child. November 2.--Oh, these beautiful hazy autumn days! Polly Lowe and I went walking in the park this afternoon and I found a violet growing among the fallen leaves. It has moved me to write these simple lines: The Last Violet Oh, violet, dear violet, Why do you stay so late? You linger in the wild wood, Not thinking of your fate. Oh, violet, dear violet, The winter's coming soon. The birds are flying southward, Cold is the autumn moon. Oh, violet, dear violet, I'll take thee to my heart. You need not fear at all, sweet flow'r, Immortal there thou art. In case of my early death, which alas! is not uncommon in this vale of tears, if my friends should ever collect my poems for publication, I desire this one to stand first, in the first division of the book called "Early Verse." The book itself will be called "Arbutus," unless some other poet has taken that name, which sometimes happens. In that case I should like it called "Lillies of the Valley," my next favorite flower. And I should want my name to be printed in full--Katrina Longford Austin June. Longford was my mother's name. There is said to be an estate in Ireland belonging to our family, but no one knows where, for the papers have gone astray. November 10.--The older I grow the more I realize that life is not ours to do as we please with. We have a duty to perform. Let us do it with a will. November 14, --We have given up Tiddledy-winks entirely. Father says it does not stand the test of time. November 27.--My aim is to write in my diary only such things as will be of interest in the years to come. Then, sitting evenings before the ruddy fire, with my little ones about my knee, I shall read aloud to them what their mother...
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