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... continued Lucy , you sing a great many stories about Cock Robin and Jenny Wren , and they talk in these ; so birds cannot be dumb . " 66 Ah , Miss Lucy , " said Susan , " you know very well that is all make - believe , and only to amuse ...
... continued Lucy , you sing a great many stories about Cock Robin and Jenny Wren , and they talk in these ; so birds cannot be dumb . " 66 Ah , Miss Lucy , " said Susan , " you know very well that is all make - believe , and only to amuse ...
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... Lucy , " said the just Susan . " Oh ! Miss Lucy , " continued Susan , turn- ing to the little girl , " what a long thread ! Now I must sing you a verse that shall always make you remember that ; " and Susan sang 16 LUCY AND ARTHUR .
... Lucy , " said the just Susan . " Oh ! Miss Lucy , " continued Susan , turn- ing to the little girl , " what a long thread ! Now I must sing you a verse that shall always make you remember that ; " and Susan sang 16 LUCY AND ARTHUR .
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... continued Arthur , flourishing his whip . " We can put them in prison , -we can hang them , Richard , can't we , for stealing a horse ? " " A horse ! but this is a pony , Master Arthur , " said Susan . " Besides , " added Richard , " we ...
... continued Arthur , flourishing his whip . " We can put them in prison , -we can hang them , Richard , can't we , for stealing a horse ? " " A horse ! but this is a pony , Master Arthur , " said Susan . " Besides , " added Richard , " we ...
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... we knew nothing about . " This was a lesson to Arthur , who saw that he had hurt Richard's feelings , and also perceived that he had spoken thought- lessly . Lucy continued , " Wherever Taff is , I hope THE LITTLE BLACK PONY . 37.
... we knew nothing about . " This was a lesson to Arthur , who saw that he had hurt Richard's feelings , and also perceived that he had spoken thought- lessly . Lucy continued , " Wherever Taff is , I hope THE LITTLE BLACK PONY . 37.
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Lucy (fict.name.) Lucy continued , " Wherever Taff is , I hope no one will be unkind to him , poor fellow ; he has always been so kindly treated , he would be very unhappy , would he not , Susan ? " " Yes , " replied Susan , " I dare ...
Lucy (fict.name.) Lucy continued , " Wherever Taff is , I hope no one will be unkind to him , poor fellow ; he has always been so kindly treated , he would be very unhappy , would he not , Susan ? " " Yes , " replied Susan , " I dare ...
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afraid ashamed asked basket bear began birds boat breakfast Charles church Cock Robin cow's tail cowslip cried Arthur cried Lucy daisies daisy chain dare say dinner duckweed exclaimed Farmer Smith's flowers give glad Hannah Green hear heard hymn Jarvey Jenny Wren jumped kind knew laughed lessons little black pony Little Bo-peep little boy little children little dog little Frog little gardens little girls little pony little rabbit looked Lucy and Arthur Lucy's mahout Master Arthur Miss Lucy morning naughty never nice night Papa and Mamma pick pigs poor Borwarni poor Froggy poor little poor Taff prayer pretty quietly redde remember replied Richard ride sing sister Smith song soon sorry stairs stay story Sunday sure Taff's ears tell things thought thur tidy tired told took Uncle John walk wish word wrong
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Page 45 - Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep, And can't tell where to find them; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind them. Little Bo-Peep fell fast asleep, And dreamt she heard them bleating; But when she awoke, she found it a joke, For they were still all fleeting.
Page 186 - WHAT IS THAT, MOTHER? What is that mother?— The lark my child. The morn has but just looked out, and smiled, When he starts from his humble, grassy nest, And is up and away, with the dew on his breast. And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure bright sphere , To warble ¡tout in his Maker's ear. Ever, my child, be thy morn's first lays Tuned, like the lark's, to thy Maker's praise. What is that, mother?— The dove, my son.
Page 61 - Who, being little, was not big, He always walked upon his feet, And never fasted when he eat. When from a place he ran away, He never at that place did stay ; And while he ran, as I am told, He ne'er stood still for young or old. He often squeak'd, and sometimes vi'lent, And when he squeak'd he ne'er was silent : Tho' ne'er instructed by a cat, He knew a mouse was not a rat.
Page 13 - I'll dress you like a goldfinch, Or like a peacock gay; So, if you'll have me, Jenny, Let us appoint the day.
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Page 45 - Then up she took her little crook, Determined for to find them; She found them indeed, but it made her heart bleed, For they'd left their tails behind them! It happened one day, as Bo-peep did stray, Unto a meadow hard by, There she espied their tails side by side, All hung on a tree to dry.
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