Harding's fables for young folks [in verse]. |
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C. T. Harding. FOR YOUNG FOLKS . TREATING OF FLOWERS , TREES , ANIMALS , BIRDS , INSECTS , & c . UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED JATRONAGE OF His Royal Highness Prince Albert . Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester . His Royal Highness ...
C. T. Harding. FOR YOUNG FOLKS . TREATING OF FLOWERS , TREES , ANIMALS , BIRDS , INSECTS , & c . UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED JATRONAGE OF His Royal Highness Prince Albert . Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester . His Royal Highness ...
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... birds the very crack , Should your commanding self be back ? ” 66 My liberty I have till eight . " " Return then , or you'll be too late ! It has struck seven long I know , And you have very far to go : Another thing there is , beside ...
... birds the very crack , Should your commanding self be back ? ” 66 My liberty I have till eight . " " Return then , or you'll be too late ! It has struck seven long I know , And you have very far to go : Another thing there is , beside ...
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... had begun . The reptile , eager to surprise , Gazed wildly round with darting eyes , Then drew his scaly length along , Attracted by a warbler's song— The Nightingale , sweet bird of night ! Whose tones. THE SNAKE AND THE NIGHTINGALES . 17.
... had begun . The reptile , eager to surprise , Gazed wildly round with darting eyes , Then drew his scaly length along , Attracted by a warbler's song— The Nightingale , sweet bird of night ! Whose tones. THE SNAKE AND THE NIGHTINGALES . 17.
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C. T. Harding. The Nightingale , sweet bird of night ! Whose tones ne'er fail to yield delight , Perch'd within her native bower , To melody she gave the hour ; And little dreamt the hapless bird Of what , alas ! too soon occurr'd ...
C. T. Harding. The Nightingale , sweet bird of night ! Whose tones ne'er fail to yield delight , Perch'd within her native bower , To melody she gave the hour ; And little dreamt the hapless bird Of what , alas ! too soon occurr'd ...
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... bird alone was left , Of every hope on earth bereft . And thus in life we often see Joy giving place to misery ! * In the West Indies and on the continent of America , snakes have the power of transfixing birds and small animals by the ...
... bird alone was left , Of every hope on earth bereft . And thus in life we often see Joy giving place to misery ! * In the West Indies and on the continent of America , snakes have the power of transfixing birds and small animals by the ...
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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.