Crosspatch, the Cricket and the Counterpane: A Patchwork of Story and SongGriffith and Farran, (successors to Newbery & Harris), corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1865 - Children's poetry - 188 pages |
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... tell when the wedding's to be , But I know that the Fly is to marry the Bee . The buttercup whisper'd to me as I pass'd , And I know she's been churning away very fast . The spider looked sly ; she is spinning the veil , But she is the ...
... tell when the wedding's to be , But I know that the Fly is to marry the Bee . The buttercup whisper'd to me as I pass'd , And I know she's been churning away very fast . The spider looked sly ; she is spinning the veil , But she is the ...
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... tell you , that a bird had care- fully made her nest here , and tenderly sheltered it with her downy breast and soft wings . Now , there were three eggs in it : one was small , and almost round ; the second was long , and rather flat ...
... tell you , that a bird had care- fully made her nest here , and tenderly sheltered it with her downy breast and soft wings . Now , there were three eggs in it : one was small , and almost round ; the second was long , and rather flat ...
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... tell , For all our wrong and wicked acts , And idle words as well . Then ponder well , ye little folks , Upon this foolish pair , And banish from your hearts and lips , " Can't do it , " and " Don't Care . " Then Crosspatch bethought ...
... tell , For all our wrong and wicked acts , And idle words as well . Then ponder well , ye little folks , Upon this foolish pair , And banish from your hearts and lips , " Can't do it , " and " Don't Care . " Then Crosspatch bethought ...
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... tell you ? " " Tell us about queens and princesses , and grand doings at court ! " said Ellen , drawing up her little golden - haired head , and arching her fat dimpled neck proudly . " No ! no ! " shouted all the little ones in chorus ...
... tell you ? " " Tell us about queens and princesses , and grand doings at court ! " said Ellen , drawing up her little golden - haired head , and arching her fat dimpled neck proudly . " No ! no ! " shouted all the little ones in chorus ...
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... the swans of the North flew hither and thither , and colo- nized many lands under the sun . Now this will help you to read the riddle that puzzled the people of the Western Isles . All I can tell 46 CROSSPATCH , THE CRICKET ,
... the swans of the North flew hither and thither , and colo- nized many lands under the sun . Now this will help you to read the riddle that puzzled the people of the Western Isles . All I can tell 46 CROSSPATCH , THE CRICKET ,
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ABSOLON African Wanderers bird Bless Blue Mountains blue sky Bluebottle bright cake Charlie child cloak coloured counterpane Cricket cried Crosspatch dainty Dame dare dark dear delight door Dripping Ladle Engravings eyes fair fairy fairy tale fancy Fcap FINSBURY CIRCUS flowers Frontispiece giantess GILBERT gilt edges girl goblin Golden wings green Grizzle hand HARRISON WEIR heart Hearth Brush History huge Isles Klaus leaves Legal Rectitude legs lived looked maiden mee-ow Mitché moon morning morocco mother mouse nest nice night ogre once patch peep Piddiwisket plain poor pretty price 6d prince princess Queen replied Restless round Second Edition shoes silver Sleekcoat sleep Small 4to smile spider story Super Royal 16mo sweet tale Third Edition THOMAS HOOD tiny took vain little mouse voice wind Worldly Wisdom young
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