'Our mother bade us keep the trodden ways.'

Grayscale illustration of a young boy and girl walking in the country side. The girl carries a basket and wears a bonnet.

After being cautioned by their mother, the narrator and her brother keep to the worn, well-known path as they walk to the meadow.

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George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org

1893

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Brother and Sister (Poetry)

Unknown, 'Our mother bade us keep the trodden ways.', George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83337