A LESSON IN MYTHOLOGY.
I ; read ,io' her,, aiitrlm er, day, / i : '.'A. little mythologic 's|pry ' ', ' ■ About the. piatd .\Vfib 1 at' love, '.'! And ran a-ruce for lpVe'and glory. ■' ~' ' ■ I closed tile book. She raised;her pyea. . ,And,hußlied,thesong she .'had,been.,h'uin> ; ■'■ --«»; ' ).'.' ... ; : ..• ,','.' : ~, I, saw, my. wealthy; rival coming,.. '" These ancient tales;" I gravely.said, "!■■ '.'.iWithmeaning'wiselare often laden, : And'Atalanta well may, stand • ' Aitype of many amodern maiden;, 1 " Minus,' of course; tlie classic sandal, ! • ; ' ; But' with no les& of nimble gra'co, •How many dainty slippered feet Are running now' that self-same race; " And' when : Hipp6mencs casts' down • ; His : golden apples, is ; tbere ever A, chance f6r love-to reach the goal ?" : ' 1 'Witfrsaucy smile,' slleanaWcrecli i "Never!" ;I rpsd to g'orshf my knd—' J (d Fate'l.yoVne'er : that, clasp can,sever,) And, "Stay;"'she sajd,'with'a sudden'blush, iiwA~ ,: tiardljitim.'" Eliza C, Hall,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 991, 4 February 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)
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132A LESSON IN MYTHOLOGY. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 991, 4 February 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)
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