Harding's fables for young folks [in verse]. |
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... soon occurr'd . Beside her sat the faithful mate With whom she had entwin'd her fate , And who had listen'd to her song In ecstacy the evening long , And , as she strain'd her little throat , Responded to each dulcet note , But in a ...
... soon occurr'd . Beside her sat the faithful mate With whom she had entwin'd her fate , And who had listen'd to her song In ecstacy the evening long , And , as she strain'd her little throat , Responded to each dulcet note , But in a ...
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... V. THE SILKWORM . BEHOLD that Worm on yonder tree , Which bears the juicy mulberry ; No more it craves the verdant leaf , Its span of life will now be brief : The busy Worm will soon begin Its golden colour'd silk. THE SILKWORM . 23 ...
... V. THE SILKWORM . BEHOLD that Worm on yonder tree , Which bears the juicy mulberry ; No more it craves the verdant leaf , Its span of life will now be brief : The busy Worm will soon begin Its golden colour'd silk. THE SILKWORM . 23 ...
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C. T. Harding. The busy Worm will soon begin Its golden colour'd silk to spin . Mark well each tiny , filmy thread , Entwined around its little head , And wonder at the creature's skill , But more at His Almighty will , Who ne'er created ...
C. T. Harding. The busy Worm will soon begin Its golden colour'd silk to spin . Mark well each tiny , filmy thread , Entwined around its little head , And wonder at the creature's skill , But more at His Almighty will , Who ne'er created ...
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... soon , may work his woe . The Wasp , alone , then first began To study how he should trepan The Ant , whose speech he could not brook , And soon the vilest mode he took . A busy Bee , as past she flew , With loaded sweets of honey dew ...
... soon , may work his woe . The Wasp , alone , then first began To study how he should trepan The Ant , whose speech he could not brook , And soon the vilest mode he took . A busy Bee , as past she flew , With loaded sweets of honey dew ...
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... 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 spleen ? Peace , my good friends , I ...
... 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 spleen ? Peace , my good friends , I ...
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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.