  These selections have come of occasions. They were not meant for the public eye. The thought of a possible book had given them greater unity, and the vision of a possible critic had probably modified their form. The mother-love for children called for them and they came; there is a conspiracy of mother-loves and the fugitive poems became a book. The accompanying illustrations are shadows of real faces and may be readily duplicated in any limited circle. "Nestlings" may serve as an album for some innocent faces, and perpetuate some possibly helpful sentiment. Los Angeles, California |
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