Harding's fables for young folks [in verse]. |
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... reason why From others they should us select , To overload with their respect . Those who profess too much e'er doubt , And seek to find their meaning out : True friendship time alone can show- Who trusts too soon , may work his woe ...
... reason why From others they should us select , To overload with their respect . Those who profess too much e'er doubt , And seek to find their meaning out : True friendship time alone can show- Who trusts too soon , may work his woe ...
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... talkers , when devoid of reason , They utter nonsense out of season ! And he who seeks the path of strife Is sure to lead a wretched life ! शु NO . VIII . THE GRASSHOPPER . A GRASSHOPPER 36 THE OWL , THE MAGPIE , AND THE JAY .
... talkers , when devoid of reason , They utter nonsense out of season ! And he who seeks the path of strife Is sure to lead a wretched life ! शु NO . VIII . THE GRASSHOPPER . A GRASSHOPPER 36 THE OWL , THE MAGPIE , AND THE JAY .
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... reason why I should not seek the azure sky . And now I'll let ye , mother , see This low - life is too low for me ! " Then up he soar'd on eager wing ; His mother saw the fearless thing , And cried , " You cannot reach the sky ...
... reason why I should not seek the azure sky . And now I'll let ye , mother , see This low - life is too low for me ! " Then up he soar'd on eager wing ; His mother saw the fearless thing , And cried , " You cannot reach the sky ...
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... reason dwells with lordly man ! " " With reason , dear , frail man is blest , But it too often leaves his breast ; When cruelty , with fiend - like art , Claims full dominion o'er his heart , Corrupting both his mind and will ...
... reason dwells with lordly man ! " " With reason , dear , frail man is blest , But it too often leaves his breast ; When cruelty , with fiend - like art , Claims full dominion o'er his heart , Corrupting both his mind and will ...
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... reason to chide ! No mouse in the land , go wherever you please , Feeds , like yourself , on the best Stilton cheese . You know , dearest Mousy , you help'd me begin it , And now we have eaten a doorway quite in it . By - the - bye ...
... reason to chide ! No mouse in the land , go wherever you please , Feeds , like yourself , on the best Stilton cheese . You know , dearest Mousy , you help'd me begin it , And now we have eaten a doorway quite in it . By - the - bye ...
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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.