Birds and flowers, or, Lays and lyrics of rural life (1873)
Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888, Giacomelli, Hector, 1822-1904 · London ; New York : T. Nelson and Sons · leaf 181
gh he light on your apricot-bough—Though he touches a bud—there, he touches it now ! He has got what he wanted, and off he has Hovni !—Now look at the apricot-bud—is it gone ?Not the apricot-bud—but the grub that was in it!—You may thank him—he does you a service each minute. 17i THE TITMOUSE, OR…
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