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Work, Neighbor, Work!

by Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott

"Work, neighbor, work!
Do not stop to play;
Wander far and wide,
Gather all you may.
We are never like
Idle butterflies,
But like the busy bees,
Industrious and wise."




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