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W E h ear mu c hy ab o ut th e den o wa d a
cl ine of p o
s etry .
L ike m o st g e n e ralizati o n s ab o ut th e c o m p l e x p h e
no m e na of m od e rn life this i s o nly partially tr u e
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P h illi p s ; N oye s M a s e fi e
l d a nd G ibso n ; — th es e and
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th os e mi n o r clas si c s c om m o nly called old favo rite s ,
i n ou r m e ntal treas u re h o u se
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l n a r r a t i ve
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no syste m of g radin g p o etry fo r yo un g read
e rs can eve r be wh olly satisfa cto ry Many p o em s can .
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p l e as u re at th e a geof e i g ht o r ei g h te en o r twe nty
e i g ht ? Of c o u rs e th e re a re la rg e dividin g l ines : th e
n u rs e ry rim e s th e ve rs e s abo u t childh o od and fai ries
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th e re reads h is favo rite s ofte n p rove s eve ryth in g and
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h ol ds fast to th at wh ic h is go od fo r h im O n etrie s .
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ways m ake th e attac k with th e p e rs iste nt analys is that
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S o m etim e s ,
whe re n e c e s sa ry sh e ca n ask qu e stion s to
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ob stru ct th e sunli gh t of th e p oet s g e n ius ;
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fin e s entim e n t an d beautiful lan g ua g e ” ze ns s o th e /
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p oet s foll owe rs learned his g reat lan g ua g e c au gh t h is ,
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clear ac c e nts .
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TEAC HE RS COLLE G E ,
C LU M B IA U N I V ERS I TY
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lls
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s r as Cl eme t C M e n oo r
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ve n s on
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an s o Ck l eK g l e ar
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Th e U e eP l y m t e
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ar n oy Bell anc I/ Vi l l i a m S . Gil b etr
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r o oa s ? R ob et L
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o R i s a n ? Cl a r a D o ty B a t e s
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W i n d y Ni gh t s e
R o b r t L o u i s S t v n s on ee
W i s h i ng Wi l l i a m A l l i ngk a m
W ynk e n B l yn k e
n and , , Nd o E ug eeF ie
nld
I ND E! OF A U TH OR S
A l l T hi g B e t i f l n s au u
ALL I N G H A M W I LL I A M ( 182 4
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,
s a r
W i hi g s n
AL M A T A DEM A L A URE N C E
-
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.
,
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L i tt l eGi l r s
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W h o lik et h e
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R i s a n
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,
s r ua r
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a r a
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C A RY A L I C E ( 18 20
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, R I C H ARD M O N C K T O N ) ( I 80 9 I 885 ) .
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9
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pe s r us
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,
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M A C K A Y C H A R L ES ( I 8I 4
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,
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,
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S H A K E S P E A RE W I LL I A M ( 15 64
F ll F t h o m F i e t h y F t h eli e
,
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S HERM A N FR A N K D EM P S T ER ( 186 0
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,
1
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ar we ll t o t h eF m ar
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n r n
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e
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T AY LO R , J A N E ( 17 83
i l e i l e i tt l eS t
T w nk , tw nk , L ar
e
P r tt y C o w
li e i l e
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T E NN YSO N AL F RED ( 1 80 9
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,
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,
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TH E p o e ms by A l ic e Ca ry B re t H arte H en ry W ad s , ,
”
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”
s e ns e R im e by L a u ra E R ic hard s ; to C harl e s S c r i b
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l i sh i n g C o .
, f or K e nt u c ky B abe .
TH E wo r ld i s S O f u ll o f a n u mb ef r o thi ngs
eweh e
,
I am sur s ou ld al l b as h a pp y as ki n gs .
R ob et L
r ou s ee
i St v n s on .
18
C O M E OU T T O P LAY
’
G I R L S and boys come out to play, ,
Th e
/
m is shining as bri h t as day
o on
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Le ave yo u r s u pper and le ave yo u r sleep
, ,
An d yo m yo u r pl a
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newith
l
/
/
a good will or not at all .
’
Yo u fi n d milk and I ll find flo u r ,
T I M E T O RI SE
A B IR D IE wi th a yellow b i ll
Hopped u pon the window sill -
19
A FA RM E R W E N T RID I N G
B u mp e
ty ,
bump
bu e
'
mp t y ,
With his daughter behind h i m so rosy and fair , ,
e
L u mp t y , e
l u mp t y , lump '
”
A raven cried croak ! and they all t u mbled down ,
e
B u mp t y , e
b u mp t y , b u mp '
The mare broke her knees and the farmer his crown ,
e
L u mp t y , l u mp e
ty ,
lump !
e
B u mp t y , b u mp t y ,e bump !
And vowed he would serve them the same the ne x t day ,
e e
L u mp t y , l u m p t y , lump !
TH E LIO N AN D TH E U N I C O R N
TH E lion and the unicorn
Were fighting for the crown
The lion beat the u nicorn
All around the town .
20
WH E N G OOD KIN G A RTHUR
WH E N I W AS A B A CH ELO R
WH EN I was a bachelor I lived by myself ,
2I
S I N G A SO N G O F S I ! P E N C E
S I N G a song of sixpence ,
B aked in a pie .
’
T u esday s chil d is f u ll of grace ;
’
We d nesday s child is full of woe ,
’
Th u rsday s child has far to go ;
’
Friday s child is loving and giving ,
’
Sat u rday s child works hard for its living ;
B u t the child that is born on the Sabb at h
Is blithe and merry and good and gay .
B O B B Y S H A FT O
’
He ll come back and marry me ,
’
B obby S h aft o s fat and fair ,
He s my love for
’
eem
v r ai r ,
23
P U SS YC AT RIM ES
’
To —morrow s my wedding won t you come to
’
,
’
I ve cakes to bake and I ve beer to b rew
’
,
’ ’
Poor p u ssy s weeping she ll get no more milk
,
’
Until her best petticoat s mended with silk .
’
WH O S that ringing at my doorbell ?
’ ’
I m a little pussycat and I m not very well .
’
For that s the best thing for a little p u ssycat .
IV
’
I ve been to London to visit the queen .
24
TH E OLD W O MA N
’
TH E RE was an old woman as I ve heard tell , ,
B u t if it be I as I hope it m ay be
, ,
’
I have a little dog at home and he l l know me ; ,
“
Lauk a daisy on me this cannot be I , .
26
WH E R E A R E Y O U G O I N G MY LITTLE C A T ? ,
”
W H E R E are you going ,
my little cat ?
I am going to town to get me a hat .
“
What ! A hat for a ca t !
“
What ! Mittens for kittens !
“ ”
Where are yo u going my little pig ? ,
“
What ! A wi g for a pig !
A pig in a wig !
”
Who ever yet saw a pig in a wig ?
E L IZ A L E E F OL L EN .
CH OOSI N G A K I TT E N
’
And a gray nosed kitten I wo u ldn t have at all
-
.
27
“
THR EE W ELS HM E N
’
Upon St D avid s day
. .
A -
sailing with the wind .
A -
gliding with the wind .
28
An d all the day they h u nted ,
And nothing co u ld e
th y fi
'
nd
B u t a hedgehog in a b ramble b u sh ,
’
The third said twas an ol d
Whose beard was gro wing
29
A FR O G H E W O UL D A—W OO I N G
A FR OG h e would a- wooing go ,
e
H i gh o , '
s ay s R oly
Heigho says ,
R oly !
”
Please Mr ,
. R at , will yo u go with me ?
Heigho says ,
R oly !
”
Good Mrs Mouse for to see ?
.
’
When they came to the door of the mousie s hole ,
30
“ ”
Please M rs Mouse are yo u within ?
,
.
,
”
Please M r Frog will yo u give u s a song ?
,
.
,
’
B ut let it be something that s not very long ,
Heigho says
,
R oly !
31
The cat she sei zed Mr . R at by the crown ,
Heigho says
,
’
R oly
The kittens they pulled Mrs Mo u sie down .
,
Heigho says
,
R oly !
Heigho says
,
R oly !
Heigho says
,
R oly !
RAI N
R OBE R T L OU I S S TE VENS ON .
32
Then John went up to the top of the hill ,
I d rather be o ff 0
’
to my den
e
So the Fox he hurried home to his den ,
“ ’ ’
Says he ,
We re in luck here s a big fat d u ck
,
FI S HI N G
’
Will be the trout that s caught by
B u t if th emonster will not bite ,
’
Why then I ll hook a little mite
, .
34
TH E M OO N
’
B u t nOw She s grown bigger
’
And ro u nd like an O .
E L IZ A L E E F OL L EN .
SI N G I N G
R OB E R T L OU I S S T E V ENS ON .
35
ALL THI N G S B EA UTIFUL
C E CI L F A L E ! . A ND E R .
TW I N KLE TW I N KLE LI TTLE S TA R
, ,
Twinkle ,
tw mkl eall
,
the night .
37
P R E TTY C OW
JANE TAY L OR .
38
TH E C OW
R OBE R T L OU I S S TE V ENS ON .
E D WARD L E AR .
39
LO N G TIM E A G O
Long timeago .
B lack as a sloe
And they spied the little mo u sie ,
Al l in a row ;
And they bit the little mo u sie ,
40
LI TTLE B I RD I E
“ ”
Mother let me fly away
,
.
“
Let me rise and fly away .
A L F R E D T ENNY S ON .
Said she ,
I don t care ’
;
All the birds in the air
Ar ewelcome to sit on my bonnet .
42
TH E CHI L D A N D TH E F A IR IES
’
I d l i ke to tame a fairy ,
To keep it on a S helf ,
’
I d teach it pretty manners
It always sho u ld say “
Please l ”
,
’
And then yo u know I d make it sew
, , ,
43
AN OL D R AT ’
S T ALE
44
O V E R I N TH E M EA D OW
OV E R in the meadow ,
In the sand in the s u n , ,
”
Wi nk ! said the mother ;
I wink ,
”
said the one
So she winked and she blinked
In the sand in the s u n , .
”
Swim ! said the mo t her ;
“
We swim ,
said the two
S o they swam and they leaped
Where the stream r u ns bl u e .
45
”
Sing ! said the mother ;
“
We sing ,
said the three
SO they sang and were glad ,
”
D ive ! said the mother ;
“
We dive ,
said the fo u r
S o they dived and they b u rrowed
In the reeds on the S hore .
In a sn u g beehive ,
46
Lived a black mother crow
And her little crows six .
47
Over in the meadow ,
”
Croak said the mother ;
l
”
We croak said the nine ;
,
7)
Spin 1 said the mother ;
”
We spin ,
said the ten
So they sp u n lace webs
In their sly little den .
”
Shine ! said the mother ;
“
We shine ,
said the eleven
48
TH E OWL AN D TH E P U SS YCA T
Wrapped up in a fi v epound
-
note .
”
What a beau t iful Pussy you are !
“
P ussy said to the Owl ,
You elegant fowl ,
” ”
Your ring ? Said the Pig gy ,
I will .
50
They dined u p on mince and slices of quince ,
I L I K E L ITTLE P U SS Y
’
So I ll not pull her tail nor drive her away
, ,
’
I ll pat little pussy and then she will p u rr ,
, ,
’
For p ussy can t bear to be worried or teased .
J ANE T AY L OR .
51
WH E R E G O TH E B OAT S ?
D AR K brown is the river ,
Green leaves a —fl o a t i n g ,
R OBE R T L OU I S S TE V ENS ON .
52
P RI N C E FI N I K I N
?)
Good gracio u s J said his Highness ,
why ,
F i n i ki n
’
Then s mamma observed ,
“
D ear Prince it seems to me , ,
’
She looks as if she d like to drink
”
A cup of my bohea .
”
What a kind prince am I !
KAT E GR EENAWAY
a a ki n d o f t e
.
b oh e 1
a ,
53
TW O LI TTLE K ITT E N S
! ’
I ll have that mouse ,
said the bigger cat .
”
!
’
You l l
’
have that mouse ! We ll see ab out that
”
I wi l l have that mouse ,
said the elder son .
!
’
You won t have t ha t mouse ,
said the little one .
’
As I told you befo r e ,
twas a stormy night ,
54
Q U EE N M AB
TH OMA S H OOD .
55
WH O LI K ES TH E R A I N ?
“ ” “
I S AID the d u ck
,
I call i t f u n , ,
“ ”
I ,
cried the dandelion ,
I ,
’ ’ ”
I hope twill po u r ! I h ope twill po u r !
”
I am perfectly weatherproof .
I la u gh at every drop ,
“ ”
I ,
sho u ted Ted ,
for I can r u n ,
C L ARA D OT Y B ATE S .
56
TH E RA GGLE TA G GLE GY P S I ES
,
“
And the other sang B onnie B onnie B iskay
, ,
0 .
She s o ff
’
with the R aggle , Taggle Gypsies O ,
.
’
Twas late last night when my lord came home ,
“ ’
She s gone with the R aggle , Taggle Gypsies 0 ,
.
5 8
What makes yo u leave yo u r ho u se and lands ?
What makes you leave your money 0 ? ,
’
Im Off with the R aggle , Taggle Gypsies 0 ,
.
OL D F OL K S ON G .
59
A G OO D P LAY
R OBE R T L OU I S S TE VENS ON .
60
TH E WI N D
I S AW you toss the kites on high
And blow the birds about the sky ;
And all around I heard you pass ,
’
Like ladies skirts across the grass
0 wind ,
a -
blowing all day long ,
R OBE R T L OU I S S TE VENS ON .
61
THR EE B U G S
TH R EE little bugs in a basket ,
62
When the W ind across him blew ,
’ ’
Oh pity tis
, ,
tis true !
A L I CE C AR Y .
L ITTLE GU S T AVA
“ ”
Good day ! cries little Gustava .
64
Kitty and terrier biddy and doves
, ,
’
The shy kind creatures tis j oy to feed
, ,
FR O G S A T S CH OOL
TWEN TY froggies went to school
D own beside a rushy pool ,
“ ’
We must be in time ,
said they
First w estudy ,
then we play :
66
Twenty froggies grew up fast ;
B u llfrogs they became at last ;
Not one dunce among the lot ;
Not one lesson they forgot ;
Polished in a high degree ,
WI N D Y N I GHT S
WH ENE VE R the moon and stars are set ,
R OBE R T L OU I S S TE VENS ON .
67
WH E R E DO ALL TH E D A I S I ES G O ?
WH E RE do all the daisies go ?
I know I know,
!
In the glancing fi r e
l i gh t warm ,
“ ”
My children ,
she said ,
e
ar
”
Chirp whil yo u can !
“
Nice children ,
”
Sh esaid ,
69
TH E CITY M O U SE AN D TH E GA RD E N M OU SE
TH E city mouse lives in a house ;
The ga r den mouse lives in a bower ,
’
He s frien dl y with the frogs and toads ,
C H R I S T I NA G . R O SSE TT I .
TH E R O B I N
LAU R EN CE A L M A TAD E MA -
.
70
TH E U N SEE N P LAYM AT E
WH EN chil dren are playi ng alone on the green ,
’
B ut he s sure to be present abroad or at home , ,
’
Tis he that inhabits the caves that you dig ;
’
Tis he when yo u play with your soldiers of tin
That sides with the Frenchmen and never can
.
-
win .
o ff
’
Tis he when at night you go
,
to yo u r bed ,
’
Tis he will take care of your playthings himself !
R OBE R T L OU I S S T E V ENS ON .
71
TH E W O N D E RFUL W O RL D
GR E AT wi de beau tiful wonderful World ;
, , ,
e
H U SH ! the waves are rolling in ,
’ 1
Hush ! the rain sweeps o er the knowes ,
A CHI L D S G RA C E ’
R OB E R T B U R NS .
1
K no w el s, ow h l il s .
74
CHIL D S E V E N I N G HYM N
’
7S
Thro u gh the long night watches
May Th ine angels spread
Their white wings above me ,
S B AR I N G G OU LD
.
-
.
—
GOOD NI GHT
G OOD N I GH T
-
Good nigh t -
Making al l bright .
Good night
-
Goo d night -
TH E w o rld
’
eh
s a v ry a pp y pl a ce
Wh e ve
,
re e r y c hi ld s h o ul d d a n c eand s i n g,
An d a l w a y s h a ve a s mi li n g f a c e
An d n e ve
,
r s ul k fo r a n y t h i n g
e
.
Ga bri l
WHA T TH E W I N D S B R I N G
E D M U ND C L AR EN C E S T E D MAN .
79
F O R E I G N CHI LD R E N
’
Oh ! don t you wish that yo u were me ?
R OBE R T L OU I S S T E VENS ON .
80
And often while I m drea ming so
,
’
,
F R AN K D E MP S T E R S H E R MAN .
TH E M A N I N TH E M OO N
B u t he made a mistake
W hen he tried to take
A drink of milk from the D ipper .
82
e
T O P S Y TURVY W O R L D
IF the b u tterfly court d the bee ,
W I L L IA M B . R AND S .
83
WH E N
C L IF TON B IN GH AM .
84
TH E B L U E B IRD
E MI L Y H U N T I N G T ON M I L L E R .
85
I N DI A N L U LLA B Y
R OC K -
A B Y,
-
hush —a —b y little papoose
, ,
Th estars
come into the sky ;
The whippoor will s crying the daylight is dying
’
, ,
Then hush -
a -
by, rock -
a -
by, li t tle papoose ,
C H AR L E S M YALL .
86
S W EE T AN D LOW
S WEE T and low sweet and low
, ,
A L F R E D T ENN Y S ON .
TH E W AY TH E M O R N I N G D AW N S
TH I S is the w ay the morning dawns :
88
Over the river and through the wood
’
Now grandmother s cap I spy !
H u rrah for the f u n ! Is the p u dding done ?
H u rrah for the pumpkin pie
L Y D IA M AR IA CH I L D .
LA DY M OO N
”
L AD Y M OON Lady Moon where are yo u roving ? ,
“ ”
Over the sea .
”
Lady Moon Lady Moon W hom are yo u l oving ?
, ,
“
Al l that love me .
”
Wishing to weep ?
’
And do as I m told .
”
Lady Moon Lady Moon where are yo u roving ?
, ,
“ ”
Over the sea .
”
Lady Moon Lady Moon whom are you loving ?
, ,
“
Al l that love me .
L ORD H OU GH T ON .
90
SE V E N TIM ES O N E
’
TH E R E S no d w e left on the daisies and clover ,
’
There s no rain left in heave n ;
’ “ ”
I ve said my seven times over and ove r
Seven times one are seven .
’
0 velvet bee yo u re a dusty fellow
, ,
’
Yo u ve powdered yo u r legs with gold !
91
O col u mbine , open your folded wrapper
Where t wo twin turtle doves dwell
-
;
O c uckoopint
‘
J E AN I N GE L OW .
R O M AN C E
I S AW a ship a- sailing ,
A-
sailing on the sea ;
Her masts were of the shining gold ,
G AB R I E L S E TO U N .
93
LA D Y B IRD
’
The dew s fallin g fast and yo u r fine speckled wings
, ,
1
Will fl ag with the close clinging damp
-
.
C AR OL I NE B S OU TH E Y . .
1
fl ag : dr oop .
2
Ob e
ro n : Ki ng of th ef i i e
a r s .
94
TH E F A IRI ES
’
We daren t go a -
hunting
For fear of little men ;
’
And white owl s feather !
Al l night awake .
’
He s nigh los t his wits .
95
With a bridge of white mist
Col um b ki l l he crosses ,
96
The old moon la u ghed and sang a song ,
B lynken ,
And Nod .
As if it co ul d not be ;
’ ’
And some folk thought twas a dream they d dreamed
Of sailing that beautif ul sea ;
B ut I shall name you the fishermen three
Wynken ,
Blynken ,
And Nod .
98
Wyn ken and Blynken are t w o little eyes ,
B lynken ,
And Nod .
E U GENE F I E LD .
MR N O B O D Y
.
As quiet as a mouse
Who does the mischief that
’
In everybody s ho u se !
’
There s no one ever sees his face ,
’
For prithee don t you see
, , ,
I OO
L ITTLE GIR LS
’
And I don t see why they sho ul d ,
’
For nurse says I m not pretty ,
’
And I m seldom very good
At twenty eight or
— ni ne
I shall buy a little orphan girl
And bring her up as mine .
L AUR EN C E A L MA TAD E M A -
10 2
A N A UTI C AL B ALLA D
’
The boatswain s mate w as very sedate ,
e
Yet fond of am u sement too ;
An d he play d hopscotch with the starboard watch ,
W h il e the captain tickled the crew .
’
And fired sal u tes with the cap t ain s boots
In the teeth of the booming gale .
’
The captain sat on the commodore s hat ,
10 3
The cook w as D utch and behaved as s u ch ,
e
And we cast our vessel ashore
On t h Gul l i b y Isles where the Poo Poo sm i les —
,
e
And the R umpl t u m B u nders roar -
.
On R ug -
gub bark from dawn till dark
, ,
We fed til l we
,
al l had grown
Uncommonly shrunk when a Chinese j u nk
Came in from the To rr i b y Z one .
10 4
And every one said wh o s aw them go ,
“
Oh ! won t they be soon upset yo u know ?
’
,
’
And happen what may it s extremely wrong
, ,
”
In a sieve to sail so fast .
”
Wh i le ro u nd in our sieve we spin .
10 6
And all night long they sailed away ;
And when the s u n went down ,
10 7
Far and few far and few
, ,
Far and e
f w, far and e
f w,
Are the lands where the J um b l i e
s live ;
E D WAR D L E AR .
10 8
Co u nts them f u ll and fairly ,
Trace he fi nd e
th none
Of the little snow —white lamb ,
’
R ound the pretty creature s neck
B oth his arms are wo u nd ;
Soon within his b osom ,
’
B y the shepherd s fire !
I I O
High with ou t the tempest roars ,
Yo u ng and Ol d together
Make that j oy their own ,
TH OM A S W E S T W OOD .
TH E M OO N
moon has a face like the clock in the hall ;
She S hi nes on t hi eves on the garden wall ,
R OB E R T L OU I S S T E V ENS ON .
I I I
SAN TA C LA U S
r
t As he mounts to the chimney top like a bird ,
112
The chi ldren were nestled all sn u g in their beds ,
, ,
Now D asher
,
! now D ancer
,
! now Prancer and
,
V ixen !
On Comet
,
! on Cupid
,
! on D onder and B litzen
,
!
To the top of the porch ! to the top of the wall !
”
Now dash away ! dash away ! dash away all !
As dry leaves that before the wild h u rricane fly ,
1 14
So u p to the ho u setop the co u rsers they flew ,
1 15
He spoke not a word b u t went straight to his work
, ,
“
Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night
,
-
.
C L E MEN T C M OOR E . .
AU LD D A D D Y D A R K N ESS
’
e
A U LD D addy D arkn ss creeps frae his hole
’
,
’
See him in the corners h i di n frae the l icht ,
mi n
’
See him at the window gl oo at the nicht ;
’
T u rn up the gas licht close the shu tters a
, ,
An
’ ’
Auld D addy D arkness will fl ee far awa .
’
Awa to hide the birdie within its c ozy nest ,
Awa to l ap the
’
w e
efl e on oo rs their mither s ’
breast ,
116
A LO B S T E R QUA D RI LLE
”
Will yo u walk a little faster ?
Said a W hiting to a snail ,
’
There s a porpoise close behind u s ,
’
And he s treading on my tail .
’
Won t yo u j oin the dance ?
”
With the lobsters out to sea ,
!
1 18
W oul d not co ul d not wo uld not co u ld not
, , , ,
”
What matters it how far we go ?
His scaly friend replied ,
’
Won t yo u j oin the dance ?
L E W I S CAR R OL L .
1 19
MY S H A D OW
I VE a little S hadow that goes in and o u t with me
HA ,
at all .
’
He hasn t got a notion of how children o u ght to play ,
’
I d think shame to stick to n u rsie as that shadow sticks
to me
R OBE R T L OU I S S T E V ENS ON
1 20
Coo coo coo coo coo coo
-
,
-
,
-
!
Let me speak a word or two
Who stole that p retty nest
”
From little yellow breast ?
Not I ,
said the sheep ; oh no ,
!
’
I wouldn t treat a poor bird so .
” “
B aa baa
,
! said the sheep ; oh no ,
!
’
I wouldn t trea t a poor bird so
Caw caw ,
cried the crow ;
I sho u ld li ke to know
What thief took away
’
A bird s nest to day -
.
Cluck cl u ck ,
said the hen ;
’
D on t ask m e aga i n ;
’
Why I haven t a chick
,
Wo u ld do s u ch a trick !
’
I d scorn to intrude
On her and her brood .
122
Cluck cl u ck said the hen ;
“ ”
D on t ask me again .
Chir -
a -
whir chir -
a— whir
’
We ll make a great stir ,
‘
And all cry ,
For shame
“
I wo u ld not rob a bird ,
“
It is ve ry cr u el too ,
H ed i d
'
n
’
t like to tell his name .
L Y D I A M AR I A C H I LD .
1 23
WI S HI N G
RI N G -
TI N G ! I wish I were a primrose ,
Oh —
no ! I wish I were a r obin ,
’
And my papa s a banker and as rich as he can be ;
’
B u t I when I am stronger and can choose what I m to do
, ,
0 L e
ei eI ll
r ,
’
go ro u nd a t night and light the lamps
with you !
And L e
ei estops to light it as he lights so many more ;
r
1 26
TH E EL F AN D TH E D O RM OUSE
U ND E R a toadstool
Crept a w e
eE l f ,
Ou t of the rain ,
To shelt e
r himself .
Fearing to fly away
Lest he get w t e .
To the ne x t shelter
Maybe a mile !
S u dden the w e
eEl f
Smiled a wee smile ,
Gayly he fl ew .
1 27
Soon he was safe home ,
D ry as co ul d be .
’
And that s how u mbrellas
First were invented .
OL I V E R
TH E SAN D S O F D EE
O M AR Y go and cal l the cattle home
, ,
! ”
Across the sands of Dee
The western wind was wild and dank with foam
And all alone went she .
’ ’
And o er and o er the sand ,
1 28
And when the winter is over ,
A L I C E C AR Y .
13 0
J A C K FR OS T
TH E door was shut as doors should be
, ,
’
B u t pencilled o er the panes and crept
Away again before you woke .
13 1
And b u tterfl ies with ga u zy wings ;
And herds of cows and flocks of sheep ;
And fr u it and flowers and all the things
You see when you are sound asleep .
H OW TH E F LOW E R S GR OW
TH I S is how the flowers grow
I have watched them and I know .
13 2
M A R CH
TH E cock is crowing ,
’
There s life in the fountains ;
Small clouds are sailing
B lue sky prevailing
The rain is over and gone !
W I L L IA M W ORD S WOR TH .
1 34
M AR G E RY B R OW N
”
Why are yo u standing idle still ?
Oh , I m looking over to London town ;
’
”
Shall I see the horsemen if I go down ?
”
Why are yo u standing listening still ?
,
”
Why are you standing waiting still ?
,
KA T E GRE ENAWAY .
TH E L ITT LE LAN D
High o
’
eh ed
r a the b u mble bee
H u ms and passes .
136
(These have s u re to battle be e
n ! )
’
Some are pied with ev ry h u e ,
13 8
TH E FA I RY
OH , who is so merry
As the light hearted fairy ?
-
Oh who is so merry
,
Oh w h o is so merry
,
139
N ON SE N SE RI M E
’
He d gone for a ride on his rolling pin .
LAUR A E . RI CH AR D S .
LI TTLE J A C K FR OS T
“ ” “
Oh ! sighed the flowers ,
we freeze we free ze
,
.
Oh ,
”
sighed the grasses “
we die ,
w edi e .
”
1 40
TH E F AIRY F OL K
’
C OM E cuddle close in daddy s coat
B eside the fire so bright ,
142
For in the whole of fairy l and
They have no finer sight
Than l ittle children sleeping so u nd
With faces rosy bright .
Come b a i rn i e
s hide in daddy s coat
, ,
R OBE R T B I RD .
1 43
OH ! WH E R E D O F AIRI ES HID E ?
1 44
TH E LO RD I S MY S H E P H E RD
of death ,
e
Thy rod and Th y s t a ff they comfor t me .
! ! III P S AL M .
1 46
LI TTL E d ro p s of te
wa r littl eg r a i n s o f s an d
Ma ke th e m i gh ty o ce
, ,
a n an d t h e pl ea s an t l a n d
th o ugh th e y be
.
Th us t h e m i n u te
,
l i ttl e s h u mb l e ,
M a ke th e
,
mi gh t y a ge s of ete rn it y
eeeC ee
.
Eb n z r o bh a m Br w r .
1 48
Then take me on your k nee , mother ;
And listen mother of m i ne
,
”
Were merrier far than all !
“
I ll tell you all my mother ;
’
’
The poor old miller s mill ;
1
50
Oh the miller how he will laugh
, ,
e
.
’
“
‘ ’ ‘
And this ,
they said ,
by the sunrise ,
In th ew e e av r s
’
croft shall grow .
1 51
Oh the poor lame weaver
, , ,
‘
And I want some more to Spin .
“ ‘
I ve spun a piece of hempen cloth
’
’
And an apron for her mother .
TO M OTH E R P A IRI E
Sitting by yo u r fi r e,
A-
growing on one V ine .
Wise enough to go ?
A L I C E C AR Y .
1
54
TH E Y A R N O F TH E NANC Y B E L L
’
TWAS on the shores that rou n d our c o ast
From Deal to R amsgate span ,
“
Oh ! I am a cook and a captain bold ,
’
And a bo s u n tight and a midshipmite
, ,
’ ”
And the crew of the captain s gig .
’
And a bo s u n tight and a midshi p mite, ,
’ ”
And the crew of the captain s gig .
‘ ’
Said Here ! to the muster roll -
.
’
And the bo sun tight and a midshipmite , ,
’
And the crew of the captain s gig .
15 6
“ ‘ ’
I ll be eat if yo u dines o ff me ,
’
says Tom ;
‘ ’ ‘ ’ ’
Yes that
, ,
says I ,
you ll be ,
I m
‘ ’ ’
boiled if I die my friend , ,
q u oth I ;
‘ ’
And E xactly so ,
quoth he .
‘
Says he ,
D ear James to m u rder me ,
’ ’
For don t you see that you can t cook
While I can and will cook y ou !
’
Come here ,
says he with a proper
,
’ ’
How extremely nice you ll smell !
15 8
And I eat that cook i n a week or less
—
And as I ea t ing be
The last of his chops why I almost d r ops , ,
I have —
which is to say
“
Oh ! I am a cook and a captain bold ,
’
And a bo sun tight and a midshipmite ,
”
And the crew of the captain s gig ! ’
W S G I L BE R T . . .
W I L L I AM S H AKE SPE AR E .
U N D E R MY WI N D OW
1 60
B edded soft in moss and rushes ,
”
H u sh ! the Naked B ear will hear thee !
Lulled him into slumber singing , ,
Ewa -
yea ! my little owlet !
162
Heard the whispering of the pine tr e
es ,
Minne wawa -
said the pine t r ees .
u d w ay -
?)
M a u shka J said the water .
Little ,
flitting white fi einsect
,
-
r
Little ,
dancing white fi ecreat u re
,
-
r ,
“
Whispered ,
What is that Nokomis ? ,
’
Tis her body that you see there .
“ ”
Whispered ,
What is that N okomis ? ,
”
B lossom in that heaven above us .
“ ”
What is that ? he cried in terror ,
” ”
What is that ,
he said ,
N okomis ?
And the good Nokomis answered :
“
That is bu t the owl and owlet ,
”
Talking scolding at each other
,
.
1 64
That make so m u ch b u stle and noise in vain ,
”
B u t I ll be as b u sy as they !
’
1 66
That all had forgotten for him to prepare ,
“
Now j ust to se t them
, a -
thinking ,
’ ”
I ll bite this basket of fr u it ,
said he ;
’
This costly pitcher I ll burst in three ;
.
Shall ‘
tchick to tell them I m dri nking ’
!
”
H ANN AH F G OU L D . .
WH AT TH E CH I M N E Y SAN G
“
I hate the wind in the chimney .
’
Tis a fai ry tr u mpet that j ust then blew
And w efear the wi nd in the ch imney .
167
Over the chimney the night wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew ;
An d the Man , as he sa t on his hearth below
Said to himself , It will s u rely sn ow ,
“ ’
And said ,
It is God s o wn harmony
This wind we hear in the chimney .
B RE T HAR TE .
TH E N E W Y EAR
D I NAH M C R AIK . .
1 68
She saw her brother P eterkin
R oll something large and ro u nd ,
’
Tis some poor fellow s skull ,
said he ,
’
For there s many here abo u t ;
And often when I go to plow ,
”
Were slain in that great victo ry !
’
Now tell u s what twas all ab out ,
1 70
Now tell us all abou t the war ,
“
I t was the E nglish ,
”
Kaspar c r i e
d ,
“
Who put the French to rou t ;
B u t what they fo u ght each other for
I co u ld not well make o u t .
B ut everybody said ,
quoth he ,
’
That twas a famou s victory !
“
With fire and sword the country round
Was wasted far and wi de ;
An d many a childing mother then
And new b orn baby died
-
.
“
They say i t was a shocking sight
After the field w as w o n ;
171
F or many tho u sand bodies here
Lay rotting in the sun .
”
And o u r good Prince E u gene .
’ ”
Why ,
twas a ve ry wicked thing !
Said little Wilhelmine .
It w as a famo u s V ictory !
”
B u t what good came of it at last ?
Q u oth little Peterkin .
R OBE R T S OU TH E Y .
172
A D R EA M LE SSO N
’
O N C E there was a little boy that wo u ldn t go to bed ,
pretty straight
That he wouldn t go to bed at all and N u rs e
’
,
y needn t wait
,
’
.
strict ,
down
’
That he wouldn t go to bed for all the nurses in the to wn .
R etorted that for all she cared he might sit up all night .
for j oy
And t u rned a somersaul t with glee ; he was a na u ghty boy .
’
R ight in the corner by the fire in Grandpa s big armchair .
1 74
He read his books and playe d his games ,
—
h eeve n
sang a song ,
work ;
He drew himself up sti ffly with a sudden l i t t le jerk ,
“
And he said ,
I am not sleepy and I love t o play alone
,
—
And I think the rest w as mumbled in a d r owsy
monotone .
awful dream
Ah ah,
!
”
exclaimed the gardener as he clutched him by ,
the head ,
’ ’
Here s a fine specimen I ve fo u nd ; I ll plant him in this
’
be
d !
”
I 7S
He held the boy in one big hand ,
u nheeding how he
cried ,
“ ’
This is the bed for na u ghty boys who won t go to
”
their own .
it rose .
And he said as Nu r s e
y t u cked him u p and bade hi m
sn u gly rest ,
C AR OL Y N W E LL S .
1 76
He bl e
w and he blew and she thinned to a thread
,
.
“ ’
One pu ff mo r e s enough
To blow her to snu ff !
“
Said the W ind :W hat a marvel of power am I !
With my breath good faith !
,
G E OR G E M AC D ON AL D .
1 79
LI TTLE OR P H ANT ANN I E
L I TT L E Orph a n t An n ie s come to our ho u se to stay ’
away ,
’ ’
An S hoo the chickens o ff the porch an d u st the hearth
, ,
’
an sweep ,
An
’ ’ ’
make the fire ,
an bake the bread ,
an earn her ,
’
board -
an -
keep
An ’
all us other c h il d e
rn , when the s u pper things is
done ,
A l ist
’ ’ ’
-
n in to the witch tales at Annie tells about ,
’ ’
An the Gobble uns -
at gits you
Ef you
’
D on t
Watch
Out
’
On c
’ ’
t they was a little boy wo ul dn t say his pr a y rs
’
An when he went to bed at night away upstairs , ,
His mammy h ed
e r him holl er an his daddy ,
’
h e
ed
r hi m
bawl ,
An ’
when they turn t ’
the ki vv e rs dow n ,
he wasn t ’
there at all !
1 80
An little Or ph an t Annie says when the blaze is blue
’
, ,
’
An the lampwick sputters an the wind goes w o o 0 0 !
’
,
-
’
An you hear the crickets quit an the moon is gray
’
, ,
’ ’
You better mind yer parents an yer teachers fond an ,
dear ,
’ ’ ’ ’
An c h u ri sh them at loves yo u ,
an dry the o r ph a n t s
tear ,
’ ’ ’ ’
An he p the pore an needy ones at cl u sters all abo u t ,
’
E1 the Gobble u ns -
ll git you
Ef you
’
D on t
Watch
Out
JA ME S WH I T C OM B RI L E Y .
p ub li sh e Th eB o b b s M e
,
rm i s s i o n o f t h e
.
,
rs rr il l ,
-
C o m p an y .
1 82
TH E MILLE R O F TH E D EE
”
And nobody envies me !
Th O ’
u r t wrong my friend , ,
said old King
“
Th o u
’
wrong as wro ng can be ;
rt
’
I d gladly change with thee .
”
B eside the river D ee ?
1 83
The miller smil ed and do ffed his cap
, .
“
I earn my bread ,
q u oth he ,
Good friend ,
said Hal and sighed the
,
“
Farewell and happy be ;
,
B ut say no more if th ou d st
’
,
be tr u e ,
’
Such men as tho u are E ngland s boast ,
”
O miller of the D ee !
C H AR L E S M ACKAY .
1 84
B u t the l onger I live on th is Cru mpe
t t y Tree
III
B u t there came to the e
C r u mp t t y Tree
M r and Mrs Canary ;
. .
“
An d they said D id ever you see
'
Mr Qu a n gl eWangle Q u ee
.
IV
An d besides , to the C r u mp e
tty Tree
Came the Stork the D uck and the Owl ;
, ,
1 86
M r .
Qu a n gl eWangle g r an t us t hat
, !
M r Qu a n gl eW angle Quee
.
V
And the Golden Grouse came there ,
VI
And the Qu a n gl eWangle said
To himself on the C r u mpet t y Tree ,
E D WAR D L E AR .
1 87
TH E VI LLA G E B LA C K S MITH
U ND E R a spreading chestnu t tree
The village smithy stands ;
The smith a mighty man is he
, ,
’
He earns whate er he can ,
1 88
S omething attempted something done , ,
’
Has earned a night s repose .
H ENR Y WAD S W OR TH L ON G F E L L OW .
B UM B LE B EE A N D C LO V E R
Pockets f u ll of money .
’ ”
What s the price of honey ?
190
L ITT LE B ILLE E
I am extremely b u ngaree .
“ ’
We ve nothing left us must eat we
,
.
’ ’ ”
We re old and tough so let s eat he
,
.
1 91
Oh ! B illy we re going to kill and eat
,
’
”
S o undo the bu tton of your chemie .
”
Make haste make haste, ,
says g u zzling Jim my ,
W I L L IA M M AKEPE AC E TH ACK E R AY ,
1 92
Colder and louder blew the wind ,
’
Then leaped her cable s length .
’
He wrapped her warm in his seaman s
Against the stinging blast ;
He c u t a rope from a broken spar ,
”
0 say W hat may it be
,
?
”
Tis a fog bell on a rock bo u nd coast
- -
!
And he steered for the open sea .
1 94
O father ! I hea r t he sound of guns .
”
In s u ch an angry sea !
”
Oh , say , what may it be ?
B u t the father answered never a word ,
’
Towards the reef of Norman s Woe .
1 95
And ever the fi t fu l g u sts between
A sound came from the land ;
It was the so u nd of the trampling s u rf ,
1 96
L ITTLE D AN D EL I O N
’
Lists to the robin s note
Po u red from above
Wise little D andelion
Asks not for love .
Ha u ghty head l ow .
1 98
Under that fl ey
e
c tent ,
Careless of cold ,
rc e
Fi e l y and high '
H E L EN B B OS T W I CK
. .
L U CY GR AY
”
Your mother through the snow .
’
Tis scarcely afternoon
The minster clock has j u st str u ck two
-
,
”
An d yonder is the moon !
200
They wept and t u rning homeward
, ,
“ ”
In heaven we all shall meet ;
When in the snow the mother spied
’
The print of Lucy s feet .
20 2
O er ro u gh and smooth S h etrips along
’ ‘
,
W I L L I AM W OR D S WOR T H .
HU N T I N G SO N G
UP up ,
! ye dames and lasses gay !
To the meadows trip away .
’
Tis yo u m u st tend the flocks this morn ,
S AM U E L TAY L OR C OL E R ID G E .
20 3
CUD D LE D OO N
TH E b a i r n i ecuddle
s doon at nicht ,
’
Oh try an sleep ye waukrife rogues
, , ,
’ ”
Your father s comin in ’
.
“
0 b a i rn i e c u d dl e
s, doon !
”
’
Wee Jamie wi the curly heid
’
He aye sleeps neist the wa ,
’
B angs up an cries ,
I want a piece
’
The rascal starts them a .
’
They stop awee the so u n
20 4
I lift wee Jamie up the bed ,
’
An ,
as I straik each croon ,
I w hi sper t i ll my heart fil l s u p
, ,
O b ai r n i e
s c u ddle doon
,
The b a i r n i e
s c u ddle doon at ni cht ,
’ ’
B u t sune the big w a rl s cark a n care
Wil l q e doon
u at n their glee .
M ay He wh o sits aboon
Ay ewhisper thou gh their pows
,
be ba uld ,
O b i i e c u ddl e doon
“
a rn s,
AL E ! A D N E R A ND E R S ON .
fauch t : s cu fi l i ng k i t t l in
’
: k
ti c l i n g
wau k r ife
: w a ke
fu l tae
s: to e s
gi
’
e gi e
: v fi t : f o ot
fr o on : frown s te
eks : s hu ts
h ap e : c ov r s t r ai k : s tro k e
ne i t et
s : n x w a rl
’
s : wor l d
’
s
pi e e mec thi g t
: so n o q u at e qi e
t n : u
a we e l i ttl e : a il k a eev ey e an : r on
l e l the
c a s : c o s ab n oob e : a ov
pow s h eda s
20 6
W E A R E S EV E N
I MET a little cottage girl ,
”
How many may you be ?
How many ? Seven in all ,
she said ,
An d wondering looked at me .
She answered ,
“
Seven are w e
;
And two of us at Conway dwell ,
20 7
You say that two at Conway dw e
ll ,
“
Seven boys and girls are we ;
Tw o of us in the church —yard lie ,
”
B eneath the church yard tree
-
.
’
Twelve steps or more from my mother s door ,
20 8
B ut they are dead ; those two are dead !
”
Their spirits are in heaven !
’
Twas throwing words away ; fo r
The little Maid wo ul d have her
An d said ,
“
Nay ,
w eare seven !
”
W I L L IA M W OR D S WOR TH .
F ATH E R WILL I A M
, , ,
“
And your hair has become very whi te ;
An d yet you incessantly stand on yo u r head
”
D o you thi nk at your age it is right ?
, ,
“
I feared it might inj ure the brain ;
’
B u t now that I m perfectly sure I have none ,
”
Pray what is the reason of that
,
?
2 10
In my youth said the sage as he sho ok his gray locks
, , ,
“
I kept all my limbs very supple
By the u se of this ointment —
on eshilling the box
”
Allow me to sell you a couple ?
You are old said the yo u th and your j aws are too weak
, ,
”
Pray how did you manage t o do it
,
?
In my youth ,
said his father ,
I took to the law ,
Yo u are old ,
said the yo u th ,
one wo ul d hardly s u ppose
That your eye w as as steady as ever ;
Yet you balanced an eel on the end of yo u r nose
”
What made you so awf ul ly clever ?
’
Said his father ; don t give yo u rself airs !
L E WI S C ARR OLL .
2I I
MY L ITT LE N E I GH B O R
’ ’
M Y little neighbor s table s set ,
M AR Y A U G U S T A M AS ON .
’
And now as o er the rocks and dells
,
’
All S nowdon s craggy chaos
The many mingled cries -
For G l e
rt w as not there .
His tr u ant G l e
r t he espied
His ’
fa V r i t eh ek d
c c
’
his j oyful g u ise ,
’ ’
And c r o u ch d and l i ck d his feet .
2 14
Onward in haste Llewelyn a
p ss
’
d,
And on went G él et too
r ,
’
And still where er his eyes he cast
, ,
S h o ck
’
Fresh blood go u ts -
d his View .
O
’
et
r u rn
’
d his infant s bed he fo u nd ’
,
’
Wi th blood -
s t ai n d covert rent ;
And all a round the walls and gro u nd ,
’
He c al l d his child no voice replied ;
,
Hell ho u nd
-
! my c hi ld by thee s ’
d e vo ur
’
d !
’ ’
P ass d heavy o er his heart .
2 15
Aro u sed by G l e
e rt s
’
dying yell
S ome sl u mb
’
r ew k ed
r a n
’
nigh
’
What words the parent s j oy could
’
To hear his infant s cry !
Co n c el d
a
’
beneath a tumbled heap
His h u rried search had mi ss ’
d,
Al l glowing from his rosy sleep ,
kiss d
’
The cher u b boy he .
’
Ah what was then Llewelyn s pain
,
!
For now the tr u th was clear ;
His gallant ho u nd the wolf had Slain .
’
To save Llewelyn s heir .
2 16
I WIL L LIFT UP M IN E EYE S
earth .
night .
C! ! I P S AL M .
2 18
I N D E! OF FI R ST LI N E S
A b i rdi e w i th a y e ll o w b ill
A b l a ck n o se -
d ki tt e n w ill s l u mb e r al l t he d ay ,
A c a p it a l s h i p fo r a n o ce an t r i p ,
A f a r me r we n t r i di n g u p o n h i s gr a y m a r e ,
A f ro g h e w o u ld a w o o i n g go -
,
A littl e f a i ry co me s a t ni gh t ;
“
An d w h e re h a ve you b e e n my M a ry , ,
At e ve n i ng wh e n I go t o b e d ,
Au ld D a ddy D a r k n e ss c re ep s f r ae hi s h o le ,
B ob b y S h a ft oet e ’
s go n o s a,
B y the S h e f Gi t h e
or s o G me e c u ,
C me
a . i g b mb l e
a ro a r n be e u -
C me
o c ddl eu cl e i d dd y c t os n a 5 oa ,
D k b w i t h ei e
ar ro n s r v r,
F ll f t h m fi e
u a t h y f t h eli e
o v a r s
G y littl e
a D deli an on
Gi l
r s an d b y c me t t p l yo s, o ou o a ,
Go o d -
n i gh t Go o d -
n i gh t
Go o d ol eF i i e
d mo th r a r ,
Gr as sh o pp eG e
ei c mi
r r n s a o ca l ch a p
2 19
Gr ea t wi d e
,
be a u tif u l
,
won de r f ul Wo r ld
, ,
Ha r k h ar k t h e l a rk a t h eave n s ga t e
’
si n gs ,
He co mes in t h e n i gh t he co m e s in t h en i gh t
H ew as a r a t , a n d s h ew a s a rat ,
Hi gh u po n H i gh l a n d s an d l o w u p o n T ay ,
H u sh t h e w ave s ar e ro lli n g i n ,
If n o o n e e
ve r m a rr i e s me ,
JI f t he b u tt erfl
y co u r t e d the be e ,
I h ave a littl e S h a d o w t h a t go e s i n a n d o u t w i th m e ,
I k n o w a f u n n y littl e man ,
I kn ow t h e so n g t h a t t h e b l ue b i r d i s s i n gi n g ,
I lik e l i ttl ep u s sy h e
,
r c o a t i s s o w a rm
I me t a littl e c o tt age gi r l ,
I n w i n te r I ge t u p a t n i gh t
I o n ce h a d a sw e e t littl e d o ll d e ars , ,
“
I s ai d t h e
,
”
d u ck I c a ll i t fu n
,
“
,
I saw a sh i p a saili n g-
,
I saw a sh i p a sa ili n g
-
,
I saw y o u t o ss t h e ki te s o n hi gh ,
It w a s a s u mm e r s e
’
ve ni ng ,
It w as t h e s ch o o n er He s pe rus ,
L a dy b i r d ! L a d y b i r d ! fl y a w ay h o m e ;
L a dy M o o n L a d y M o o n w h e re are
”
, ,
Yo u ro vi n g ?
L i ttl e d ro p s o f w a t e r littl e
, gr a i n s o f s an d ,
2 20
k
R oc a y- -
b h
,
u s h-
a —b y l i ttl e
, p a p o o se ,
S a id t h e Wi n d t o t h e “
M o o n I w i ll b l o w y o u o u t ;
,
S i n g a so n g o f s i x p e n ce ,
S ke e te r s a m a h u mm i n o n d e h on e y s u ckl e vi n e
’
, .
S o me h ae me a t an d can n a e at ,
S to rm u po n t h e m o un t a i n ,
Sw e et a n d l o w swe
,
et and l o w ,
Th an k y o u p re ,
tty c o w th a t m a d e
,
Th e b a i rn i e s c u ddl e d o o n a t n i ch t ,
Th e ci t y m o u s e l i ve s i n a h o u se ;
Th e co a ch i s at t h e do o r at l as t ;
Th e c o ck i s c ro wi n g ,
Th e d o o r w a s S h u t a s do o r s sh o u ld b e
, ,
Th e fi ne s t b i gge
,
s t fi s h y o u se
,
e ,
Th e Fo x se t o u t i n a h u n gry p li gh t ,
Th e f ri e n dl y c o w a l l r e d a n d w h it e ,
Th e Fr o s t l o o k e d fo r th o n e s till cl e a r n i gh t
, ,
Th e li o n a n d t h e u n ic o rn
Th e L o r d i s m y sh e ph e r d ; I s h a ll n o t w a n t .
Th e M an i n t h e Mo o n a s h e s a il s t h e sk V
Th e m o o n h as a f a c e lik e the cl o ck i n t h e h a ll
Th e owl an d t h e e e l an d th e w a rm i n g pan ,
Th e Owl a n d t h e P u ssy c a t w e n t t o se a
Th e r a i n i s r a i n i n g al l a r o u n d ,
222
Th e re d we lt a mi ll e r h al e a n d b o ld
Th e re s no de w le ft o n t h e d aisi es a n d cl o v e
’
r ,
Th e re w a s a n Ol d m a n wh o s a i d H ow ,
Th e re w as a n o l d w o ma n a s I v e he ar d te ll
’
, ,
Th e re w a s a y o u ng l a dy w h o se b onne t
Th e re we re th re egy p s i e s a c o me -
t o my d o o r ,
Th e re we re th re e! o vi a l We l sh m en ,
Th e re we re th re esai l o r s o f B ri s to l city
Th e sp e a r me n he ar d t h e b ugl e so u n d ,
Th e wo o d s a r e f ull o f f ai ri e s
Th e w o r ld i s s o f u ll o f a n u mb e r o f t hi n gs ,
Th e wo r ld s a v e r y h a pp y p l a c e
’
,
Th e y we n t t o se a i n a si e ve th ey did ;
,
Th i s i s h o w t h e fl owe rs gr o w
Thi s i s t h e w ay t h e m o rn i n g d aw n s
Th r e el i ttl eb ugs i n a b a sk e t .
To w hi t t o W h i t t o wh e e!
“ - - -
, ,
’
Tw a s Fr id ay mo rn w h e n we set sai l ,
’
Tw as o n t h e S h o re s th a t r o un d o u r c o a s t
’
Tw a s t h e n i gh t b e fo re C h r i s tmas w h e n a l l t h ro u gh
,
th eh e
o us
Tw e n t y f ro ggi e s we n t t o sch o o l
Tw i n kl etw i n kl el i ttl e
, , s tar
Un d e r a sp r e a di n g c h e s tn u t t re e
Un d e r a to adsto o l
2 23
Un d e r my w i n d o w u n d e
,
r my w i n d o w ,
U p up y e
, dame s a n d l a ss e s gay
Up t h e a i ry m o u n t a i n ,
We b u i lt a sh i p u p o n t h e s ta irs
Wh a t d o e s littl e b i r di e s ay
,
Wh e n at h o me a lo n e I si t
Wh e n c a t s r u n h o me a n d li gh t i s c o m e ,
Wh e n ch e rr i es gr o w o n a pp l e t re,
es
Wh e ne ve r the m o o n a n d s t a rs a r e se t ,
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