Harding's fables for young folks [in verse]. |
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... kind , Who treading , kill , and care not they How many tiny ants they slay ! — Altho ' ev'ry living creature , When it pays the debt of nature , Be it insect , man , or beast , From the mightiest to the least , On yielding up its vital ...
... kind , Who treading , kill , and care not they How many tiny ants they slay ! — Altho ' ev'ry living creature , When it pays the debt of nature , Be it insect , man , or beast , From the mightiest to the least , On yielding up its vital ...
Page 27
... kind . He thus address'd a wand'ring Ant , With all the specious art of cant : - " My dearest friend , give ear , I pray , To what in friendship I've to say ; Which ' tis but right that you should know , So list ' to me before you go ...
... kind . He thus address'd a wand'ring Ant , With all the specious art of cant : - " My dearest friend , give ear , I pray , To what in friendship I've to say ; Which ' tis but right that you should know , So list ' to me before you go ...
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... kind , But the best of poor mortals too often are blind ; She threw down her fork , without heeding the fly , To his heart went the prong , when he utter'd a cry ! And just before his unfortunate death , Before he'd done breathing his ...
... kind , But the best of poor mortals too often are blind ; She threw down her fork , without heeding the fly , To his heart went the prong , when he utter'd a cry ! And just before his unfortunate death , Before he'd done breathing his ...
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... kind , Whom they would have outstrip the wind ! And they but call it ' sporting , ' then ! Such foes to us are mortal men . " " Indeed ! " the little thing replied ; " And will such fatal woe betide A creature willing still to be ...
... kind , Whom they would have outstrip the wind ! And they but call it ' sporting , ' then ! Such foes to us are mortal men . " " Indeed ! " the little thing replied ; " And will such fatal woe betide A creature willing still to be ...
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... kind called the " Pronville Rose , " the leaves of which are tinged with 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 ...
... kind called the " Pronville Rose , " the leaves of which are tinged with 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 ...
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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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