Rebecca's Afterthought

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Title:     Rebecca's Afterthought
Author: Elizabeth Turner [More Titles by Turner]

Yesterday Rebecca Mason,
In the parlour by herself,
Broke a handsome china basin,
Plac'd upon the mantel-shelf.

Quite alarm'd, she thought of going
Very quietly away,
Not a single person knowing
Of her being there that day.

But Rebecca recollected
She was taught deceit to shun;
And the moment she reflected,
Told her mother what was done;

Who commended her behaviour,
Lov'd her better, and forgave her.

[The end]
Elizabeth Turner's poem: Rebecca's Afterthought

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