Harding's fables for young folks [in verse]. |
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... late ! It has struck seven long I know , And you have very far to go : Another thing there is , beside , You'll have to swim against the tide ; For , haughty sir , with feet of black , You cannot now command it back ! " " And do you ...
... late ! It has struck seven long I know , And you have very far to go : Another thing there is , beside , You'll have to swim against the tide ; For , haughty sir , with feet of black , You cannot now command it back ! " " And do you ...
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... late on mischief bent— You've e'er been deemed most innocent ; And mortals , even they agree That you , its symbol , white should be ; But now , my pretty dear , good lack ! Your character , it is so black , As innocent they must reject ...
... late on mischief bent— You've e'er been deemed most innocent ; And mortals , even they agree That you , its symbol , white should be ; But now , my pretty dear , good lack ! Your character , it is so black , As innocent they must reject ...
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... late friends in anger flew , And soon about the thymy ground A living Ant had not been found , But that the drooping , wounded Bee , Reviving , cried , " Ah ! woe is me ! Why is this dreadful havoc seen— Am I the cause of all your ...
... late friends in anger flew , And soon about the thymy ground A living Ant had not been found , But that the drooping , wounded Bee , Reviving , cried , " Ah ! woe is me ! Why is this dreadful havoc seen— Am I the cause of all your ...
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... do ? My life had been long , had I listened to you . But , alas ! your good counsels I mark them too late , For sinning I die , and I merit my fate . " NO . IX . Within a forest's ample space , THE GRASSHOPPER AND ROSETTA . 39.
... do ? My life had been long , had I listened to you . But , alas ! your good counsels I mark them too late , For sinning I die , and I merit my fate . " NO . IX . Within a forest's ample space , THE GRASSHOPPER AND ROSETTA . 39.
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... late The sapless leaf to renovate- Then bade the young green leaves appear , To clothe the tree , and grace the year . One Leaf beside the Old one grew Which interrupted half the view , And gave the Young one some pretence To scoff ...
... late The sapless leaf to renovate- Then bade the young green leaves appear , To clothe the tree , and grace the year . One Leaf beside the Old one grew Which interrupted half the view , And gave the Young one some pretence To scoff ...
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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.