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Dinah Maria Mulock - Little Elsie
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An, don`t come a-wooing with your long, long face,
And your longer purse behind:
I`m a bright young girl, and I know ray place,
And I think I know my mind.
I like to laugh, and to dance and sing,
And to tease my parents dear.
My brothers call me a " tiresome thing";
But they wouldn`t miss me here.

O `tis I am my mother`s heart`s delight,
And my father`s right hand brave.
Would I leave my home so free and bright
To be a rich mail`s slave?
Would I buy myself a gown of silk
In a grand dull house to pine,
When I`ve boys to play with and cows to milk,
And the whole fair world is mine?

Ah, don`t come talking of the cares of life:
My head is gold, not gray;
And it`s my desire to be no man`s wife—
At least, not just to-day.
But I`ve a heart, and it`s warm and true,
And I`ll keep it safe, at case;
And if one I love should come to woo,
I`ll give it—when I please!
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