This is her picture — Dolladine —
The [beautifullest]1 doll that ever was seen!
Oh, what nosegays! Oh, what sashes!
Oh, what beautiful eyes and lashes!

Oh, what a precious perfect pet!
On each instep a pink rosette;
Little blue shoes for her little blue tots;
Elegant ribbons in bows and knots.

Her hair is powdered; her arms are straight,
Only feel, she is quite a weight!
Her legs are limp, though; — stand up, miss! —
What a beautiful buttoned-up mouth to kiss!

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Confirmed with Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith (editors), The Posy Ring, Play-Time, New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1903, page 167.

¹ Beach: "beautif'lest"

Text Authorship:

• by William Brighty Rands (1823 - 1882), "Dolladine" [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "Dolladine", op. 75 (Four Children's Songs) no. 3, published 1914 [ treble voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Poom Andrew Pipatjarasgit [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-08
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