THE ETERNAL FEMININE
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Ah, truly, as the tree is bent the tiny twig's inclined, And in the very littlest girls we see The contradictious tendencies of woman's wayward mind Developed to a marvellous degree. For each small daughter of her mother Will say one thing and do the other. For instance, when some little girls just hate to go to school And beg that they may stay at home and play; And then, permission given, these same children, as a rule, Delight in playing school the livelong day! Ah, no wonder poets feature Woman as a captious creature.
