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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DEMAND, by WINIFRED LUCAS
First Line: Oh here a smile and there a kiss
Last Line: Is just to live.
Alternate Author Name(s): Le Bailly, Mrs.
Subject(s): Children; Childhood
First Line: Oh here a smile and there a kiss
Last Line: Is just to live.
Alternate Author Name(s): Le Bailly, Mrs.
Subject(s): Children; Childhood
OH here a smile and there a kiss,—
But always this
Best service for a child to do,
We ask of you:—
In sight, in touch, in memory
Of Love to be.—
For, sweetest of the gifts you give
Is just to live.
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