Harding's fables for young folks [in verse]. |
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... a foolish 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.
... a foolish 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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... leave thee never ; And , but that Fate life's thread will sever , I'd love and live with thee for ever ! " ' Twas at that sad and fearful hour The subtle Snake made known his pow'r , When , demon like , he rais'd his head , And terror ...
... leave thee never ; And , but that Fate life's thread will sever , I'd love and live with thee for ever ! " ' Twas at that sad and fearful hour The subtle Snake made known his pow'r , When , demon like , he rais'd his head , And terror ...
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... 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 give your praise where most ' tis due , Nor leave ...
... 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 give your praise where most ' tis due , Nor leave ...
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... leave our state - like tree . " " That's right , good Poll ; pray drive him hence , And aid poor Mag with your defence . " " Defence ! -defend a bird like you ! A pretty thing for Poll to do . But I care not , I'll have my say , Let ...
... leave our state - like tree . " " That's right , good Poll ; pray drive him hence , And aid poor Mag with your defence . " " Defence ! -defend a bird like you ! A pretty thing for Poll to do . But I care not , I'll have my say , Let ...
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... leave the bough of state to me ! For I should fill grave Wisdom's seat , Whilst you should , kneeling , kiss my . feet . " " You pompous fool ! " a voice exclaim'd ; " That seat as your's can ne'er be nam'd ; For mortals , one and all ...
... leave the bough of state to me ! For I should fill grave Wisdom's seat , Whilst you should , kneeling , kiss my . feet . " " You pompous fool ! " a voice exclaim'd ; " That seat as your's can ne'er be nam'd ; For mortals , one and all ...
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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.