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 208
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… … And all the work thats done for himMust by himself be done. All day upon some weary taskHe toileth with good will; And back he comes, at set of sun,His garden-plot to till. 202 THE POOR MAX S GARDEN. The rich man through his garden goes,And neath his garden trees; Wrapped in a dream of other…
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