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 87
e never was a child !Sitting on her mothers knee,Hers was thoughtful infancy;Growing up so meek and good,Even from her babyhood.All her mothers labour sharing;For the house and children caring;To her bed in silence creeping;Rising early, little sleeping;Learning soon of care and need;Learning late… … Ha ^ There once was a garden grand and old,Its stately walks were trodden by few;And there, in its driest and deepest mould,The dark green poisonous Mandrake grew. Tbat gardens lord was a learned man,—It is of an ancient time we tell,— He was grim and stem, with a visage wan,And had books which…
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