Thomas R. Lounsbury, ed. (1838–1915). Yale Book of American Verse. 1912.
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Eugene Field230 Grandmas Prayer
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I may in glory stand—
A crown, perhaps, upon my head,
But a needle in my hand.
So let no harp be mine; From birth unto my dying day, Plain sewing ’s been my line. To plying useful stitches, I ’ll be content if asked to mend The little angels’ breeches.