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C. T. Harding. CHAPMAN AND ELCOATE , PRINTERS , PETERBOROUGH - COURT , AND 5 , SHOE - LANE , FLEET - STREET . BOD CONTENTS . Fables . The Swan , the Water ,
C. T. Harding. CHAPMAN AND ELCOATE , PRINTERS , PETERBOROUGH - COURT , AND 5 , SHOE - LANE , FLEET - STREET . BOD CONTENTS . Fables . The Swan , the Water ,
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C. T. Harding. CONTENTS . Fables . The Swan , the Water , and the Reed PAGE 9 12 The Lily , the Violet , and the Rose . Retaliation ; or , the Answer of the Rose to the Violet and the Lily The Snake and the Nightingales 14 • 17 The ...
C. T. Harding. CONTENTS . Fables . The Swan , the Water , and the Reed PAGE 9 12 The Lily , the Violet , and the Rose . Retaliation ; or , the Answer of the Rose to the Violet and the Lily The Snake and the Nightingales 14 • 17 The ...
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... Twelve waning moons have pass'd away , It is it is her natal day ! * See Frontispiece . The Allegory is set to music by Miss Maria B. Hawes , and will be published . FABLES FOR YOUNG FOLKS . No. 1 . THE SWAN THE ROSE OF AFFECTION!* ...
... Twelve waning moons have pass'd away , It is it is her natal day ! * See Frontispiece . The Allegory is set to music by Miss Maria B. Hawes , and will be published . FABLES FOR YOUNG FOLKS . No. 1 . THE SWAN THE ROSE OF AFFECTION!* ...
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C. T. Harding. FABLES FOR YOUNG FOLKS . No. 1 . THE SWAN , THE WATER , AND THE REED . A SWAN , of Father Thames the pride , Was gaily floating with the tide , Unmindful of his art and skill , And scarcely moving e'en a quill : B " Water ! " ...
C. T. Harding. FABLES FOR YOUNG FOLKS . No. 1 . THE SWAN , THE WATER , AND THE REED . A SWAN , of Father Thames the pride , Was gaily floating with the tide , Unmindful of his art and skill , And scarcely moving e'en a quill : B " Water ! " ...
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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.
Page 3 - Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. AND MANY OF THE NOBILITY, CLERGY, GENTRY, &C.