Harding's fables for young folks [in verse]. |
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... Royal Highness Prince Albert . Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester . His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge . AND MANY OF THE NOBILITY , CLERGY , GENTRY , & e . London : PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR BY GRANT AND GRIFFITH ...
... Royal Highness Prince Albert . Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester . His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge . AND MANY OF THE NOBILITY , CLERGY , GENTRY , & e . London : PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR BY GRANT AND GRIFFITH ...
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... Royal of England . TWELVE waning moons have pass'd away ; Again we hail the natal day Of England's budding fav'rite flower , By fairies nursed in Fancy's bower , Where Virtue and her train preside , To guard from harm a nation's pride ...
... Royal of England . TWELVE waning moons have pass'd away ; Again we hail the natal day Of England's budding fav'rite flower , By fairies nursed in Fancy's bower , Where Virtue and her train preside , To guard from harm a nation's pride ...
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... royal crown , Sleep not because their beds are down . Care too often interposes , Scatt'ring thorns , instead of roses ! " RETALIATION ; OR , THE ANSWER OF THE ROSE TO THE LILY AND THE VIOLET . “ WELL met , my little spiteful dears ...
... royal crown , Sleep not because their beds are down . Care too often interposes , Scatt'ring thorns , instead of roses ! " RETALIATION ; OR , THE ANSWER OF THE ROSE TO THE LILY AND THE VIOLET . “ WELL met , my little spiteful dears ...
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... Royal . " Let all who love flowers and healthy sentiment , straightway procure this charming volume . " - Church and State Gazette . " Botanical characteristics , rural descriptions , English home feelings , poetry , anecdote , and ...
... Royal . " Let all who love flowers and healthy sentiment , straightway procure this charming volume . " - Church and State Gazette . " Botanical characteristics , rural descriptions , English home feelings , poetry , anecdote , and ...
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Affection's Rose Allegory Ants bird blest bold BOND-STREET born to regal C. T. HARDING Catina caus'd CHAPMAN AND ELCOATE CLIFFORD-STREET COWSLIP cried Daisy dear Grassy doom'd e'en e'er earth England's budding Envious Roses ev'ry exclaim'd faithless fav'rite flew Flora flow'rets flower Forget-me-not frolic GRASSHOPPER AND ROSETTA happy Hawes heart HONEST TRAY hopp'd humble joy of fate Kite LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS LAZY BRUIN Lily Macfarren Magpie MARCHAND DE BOUQUETS Miss Maria moons have pass'd mortals Mousy MOUSYLINA THE WILD Myrtle Bower natal day ne'er nigh numbers nursed in Fancy's o'er Parrot pow'r pray prey Princess Royal prithee race Reed replied roam Royal Highness seek seiz'd sheep Shepherd Boy SILKWORM silly SNAKE Song soon speech spleen sportive strife sweet thee thing tree TURTLE DOVES Twas Twelve waning moons Twill vale Violet Wasp wing Wisdom's yonder YOUNG FOLKS Young Leaf younglings
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Page 60 - A PRETTY blue-eyed laughing flower Grew wildly near a myrtle bower, Where many roses graced the spot, Who envied the — Forget-me-not. " Ah, simple flower !" the roses cried, " You boast a power to us denied; You speak the language of the heart, Whilst fragrance only we impart.
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