Harding's fables for young folks [in verse]. |
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... common earth you grow so nigh ? Your spirit show - begin to soar , And bend to humble dust no more ! " с " Proud thing ! " the Daisy then replied ,. THE COWSLIP AND THE DAISY . THE BEES , THE WASP , AND THE ANTS . THE COWSLIP AND THE ...
... common earth you grow so nigh ? Your spirit show - begin to soar , And bend to humble dust no more ! " с " Proud thing ! " the Daisy then replied ,. THE COWSLIP AND THE DAISY . THE BEES , THE WASP , AND THE ANTS . THE COWSLIP AND THE ...
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... common ' call , You'd droop , and die ! your leaves would fall ! The blasting winds would nip your head ! The scorching sun would strike you dead ! And , but for our common parent earth , You ne'er had flourish'd into birth ! " Then ...
... common ' call , You'd droop , and die ! your leaves would fall ! The blasting winds would nip your head ! The scorching sun would strike you dead ! And , but for our common parent earth , You ne'er had flourish'd into birth ! " Then ...
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... common thief ! Remember poor Annette * of old : The hours of misery she told , * Alluding to Annette in the drama of the " Maid and the Magpie . " All through you and your purloining ! Deeds like yours 34 THE OWL , THE MAGPIE ,
... common thief ! Remember poor Annette * of old : The hours of misery she told , * Alluding to Annette in the drama of the " Maid and the Magpie . " All through you and your purloining ! Deeds like yours 34 THE OWL , THE MAGPIE ,
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... common weal , Twelve wise ones of our feather'd tribe Must hear his cause , and then decide . " " O ! say ye so ! —and since ye do , Miss Poll , I'll have a peck at you ; For by this light I plainly see That you and Mag in all agree ...
... common weal , Twelve wise ones of our feather'd tribe Must hear his cause , and then decide . " " O ! say ye so ! —and since ye do , Miss Poll , I'll have a peck at you ; For by this light I plainly see That you and Mag in all agree ...
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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.