Harding's fables for young folks [in verse]. |
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... thing , To leave your home , and all beside , To flow at ease with yonder tide ? Return , return , and count your gains : ' Twill prove ' the lazy take most pains ! ' " No. II . A VIOLET , of deepest blue , AND THE REED . 11.
... thing , To leave your home , and all beside , To flow at ease with yonder tide ? Return , return , and count your gains : ' Twill prove ' the lazy take most pains ! ' " No. II . A VIOLET , of deepest blue , AND THE REED . 11.
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C. T. Harding. No. II . A VIOLET , of deepest blue , Just by a spotless Lily grew ; Each gave its fragrance to the gale , And sweetly scented o'er the vale . Between them a dispute arose About the virtues of the. THE LILY , THE VIOLET ...
C. T. Harding. No. II . A VIOLET , of deepest blue , Just by a spotless Lily grew ; Each gave its fragrance to the gale , And sweetly scented o'er the vale . Between them a dispute arose About the virtues of the. THE LILY , THE VIOLET ...
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... Violet , with looks so blue , And you , Miss Whiteface , who are you , That dare my sov'reign will oppose ? Did I not crown the lovely Rose ? And do ye think , ye simple things , That B 2 AND THE ROSE . 13 Between them a dispute arose ...
... Violet , with looks so blue , And you , Miss Whiteface , who are you , That dare my sov'reign will oppose ? Did I not crown the lovely Rose ? And do ye think , ye simple things , That B 2 AND THE ROSE . 13 Between them a dispute arose ...
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... 'er the ground , Where oxlips red and violets blue Displayed bright gems of morning dew ; And nothing more did he espy Than a stray dog , as wand'ring nigh , Whose idle tricks there naught was new in , For THE YOUNG SHEPHERD . 53 333.
... 'er the ground , Where oxlips red and violets blue Displayed bright gems of morning dew ; And nothing more did he espy Than a stray dog , as wand'ring nigh , Whose idle tricks there naught was new in , For THE YOUNG SHEPHERD . 53 333.
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... blue ! ) 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 ...
... blue ! ) 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 ...
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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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