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210 MOTHER GOOSE’S NURSERY RHYMES. In the long shady branches Of the dark pine-tree, How happy were the Doves In their little nursery! The young Turtle-doves Never quarrelled in the nest; For they dearly loved each other, Though they loved their mother best. “Coo,” said the little Doves. “Coo,” said she. And they played together kindly In the dark pine-tree. In this nursery of yours, Little sister, little brother, Like the Turtle-dove’s nest— Do you love one another ? Are you kind, are you gentle, As children ought to be? Then the happiest of nests Is your own nursery.
