Hundreds of stars in the pretty sky;Hundreds of shells on the shore together;Hundreds of birds that go singing by;Hundreds of bees in the sunny weather.Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn;Hundreds of lambs in the purple clover;Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn;But only one mother the wide world over.
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George Cooper quotes & passages
1 passage by George Cooper, from Only One. George Cooper died in 1927, so the words are in the public domain. Every passage is copied word for word from the printed source named on its page.
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American poet and song lyricist who died in 1927. He wrote verses for children and the words to several of Stephen Foster’s last songs.
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