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 206
on apple crops— Be they less or more.I could tell him; less or more Is well knoAvn to me ;I have eyes that see the core Of tlie Apple-tree. Winter comes, as winter will, Bringing dark days, frost, and vime; But the Apple is in vogueAt the Christmas-time; THE APPLE-TREE. 1!)9 At the merry…