Herford, Oliver, 1863-1935 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 43
Be your front legs; then line A C(A shorter line) your neck shall be.Measured, t will only reach so far.When bent down toward the ground, as27 R. Then R s your head stretched down, and shows How far the ground Ues from your nose— Though if the ground lay not at B, But R, you d reach it easily.… … My compasses then 1 will lay On A and B, and make round A A circle crossing line D I At two points. Mark them X and Y; 28
Children's poetry, American
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