Elizabeth , the eldest , was in her tenth year ; Margaret was two years younger , and little Alonzo had just passed his fifth birth-day . They filled our house with gladness . Their young voices were music in our ears . Many an airy castle did their mother and myself build for the little innocents . When not at labor I was always walking with them , clad in their best attire , through the streets and groves of Saratoga . Their presence was my delight ; and I clasped them to my bosom with as warm and tender love as if their clouded skins had been as white as snow .
Элизабет, старшей, шел десятый год; Маргарет была на два года моложе, а маленькому Алонзо только что исполнился пятый день рождения. Они наполнили наш дом радостью. Их молодые голоса были музыкой для наших ушей. Мы с их матерью построили много воздушных замков для маленьких невинных детей. В свободное от родов время я всегда гулял с ними, одетый в их лучшие наряды, по улицам и рощам Саратоги. Their presence was my delight; and I clasped them to my bosom with as warm and tender love as if their clouded skins had been as white as snow.
