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 207
THE POOR MANS GARDEN. Ah yes, the poor mans garden ! It is great joy to me,This little, precious piece of ground Before his door to see ! The rich man has his gardeners,His gardeners young and old ; THE POOR MAN S GARDEN, He never takes a spade in hand,Nor worketh in the mould. It is not witli the…