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E. (Edith) Nesbit

Daddy dear, I’m only four
And I’d rather not be more:
Four’s the nicest age to be—
Two and two, or one and three.

All I love is two and two,
Mother, Fabian, Paul and you;
All you love is one and three,
Mother, Fabian, Paul and me.

Give your little girl a kiss
Because she learned and told you this.

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From The Rainbow And The Rose | 1905

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