Harding's fables for young folks [in verse]. |
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... 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 struck his victim dead . * The widow'd bird alone was left , Of every hope on ...
... 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 struck his victim dead . * The widow'd bird alone was left , Of every hope on ...
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... live ! But Heaven has its own good time And sinful is it to repine : * Humility can peace create , And resignation soften fate ; Not long shall I your sight appal , The time is near when I shall fall ! Full well I know the moment's nigh ...
... live ! But Heaven has its own good time And sinful is it to repine : * Humility can peace create , And resignation soften fate ; Not long shall I your sight appal , The time is near when I shall fall ! Full well I know the moment's nigh ...
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... live ; and when , at last , Old age shall stop his vital breath , His shame will live e'en after death . " And so with all who do not show The duty they to others owe ; For none can gain a worthy name , If honest zeal be not their aim ...
... live ; and when , at last , Old age shall stop his vital breath , His shame will live e'en after death . " And so with all who do not show The duty they to others owe ; For none can gain a worthy name , If honest zeal be not their aim ...
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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.