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 57
(2) … Sing for the Oak-tree, The monarch of the wood ;Sing for the Oak-tree, That groweth green and good :That groweth broad and branching Within the forest shade ;That gioweth now, and yet shall grow When we are lowly laid ! THE OAK-TREE. 51 The Oak-tree was an acorn once, And fell upon the earth ;And…
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