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... replied : " You silly Swan , and think you so ? A word or two , before you go . Ere you assert that all is well , Your native home I'd have you tell- How distant is it from this place ? " 66 But ten miles hence , no wider space ...
... replied : " You silly Swan , and think you so ? A word or two , before you go . Ere you assert that all is well , Your native home I'd have you tell- How distant is it from this place ? " 66 But ten miles hence , no wider space ...
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... so nigh ? Your spirit show - begin to soar , And bend to humble dust no more ! " с " Proud thing ! " the Daisy then replied ,. THE COWSLIP AND THE DAISY . THE BEES , THE WASP , AND THE ANTS . THE COWSLIP AND THE DAISY . 21 ...
... so nigh ? Your spirit show - begin to soar , And bend to humble dust no more ! " с " Proud thing ! " the Daisy then replied ,. THE COWSLIP AND THE DAISY . THE BEES , THE WASP , AND THE ANTS . THE COWSLIP AND THE DAISY . 21 ...
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C. T. Harding. " Proud thing ! " the Daisy then replied , " Your folly , sure , must be decried ; For none , e'en of the mortal race , Whate'er their pride of purse or face , But still return again to dust ! And we , vain boaster - yes ...
C. T. Harding. " Proud thing ! " the Daisy then replied , " Your folly , sure , must be decried ; For none , e'en of the mortal race , Whate'er their pride of purse or face , But still return again to dust ! And we , vain boaster - yes ...
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... replied ; " As Time stays not , nor does the tide , Like them I now must hurry on , Nor rest until the day is gone . For I have plenty yet to do , And cannot stop to prate with you . " " Indeed , you paltry , peevish thing , Of ants the ...
... replied ; " As Time stays not , nor does the tide , Like them I now must hurry on , Nor rest until the day is gone . For I have plenty yet to do , And cannot stop to prate with you . " " Indeed , you paltry , peevish thing , Of ants the ...
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... replied ; " I will not have my friend decried ! " " The Hawk your friend ! " the Parrot said : " But hear him out - you're quite ill - bred . Now Mag is still , proceed I pray , On with your speech , good Mr. Jay . " 66 " My speech ...
... replied ; " I will not have my friend decried ! " " The Hawk your friend ! " the Parrot said : " But hear him out - you're quite ill - bred . Now Mag is still , proceed I pray , On with your speech , good Mr. Jay . " 66 " My speech ...
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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.