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Welcome, Maids Of Honor

by Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott

"Welcome, maids of honor,
You do bring
In the spring,
And wait upon her.
She has virgins many,
Fresh and fair,
Yet you are
More sweet than any."




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