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Page 95 - Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And, in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.
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| Title | Literature for Little Folks: Selections from Standard Authors, and Easy Lessons in Composition |
| Author | Elizabeth Lloyd |
| Publisher | Sower, Potts & Company, 1876 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 137 pages |
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