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The book of joyous children (1902)

Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916, Vawter, Will, 1871-1941 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 31

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ELMEE BROWN An when his Pa he read out loudThe speech he maked, an feel so proudIts in the paper—Elmers MaShe ketched him—wite behind his Pa,—^Sere s the way yoic look ! Nen when his Ma she slip an takeHim in the other room an shakeHim good ! wy, he dont care—no-s^V /-He ist look up an laugh at… … [14] NO BOY KNOWS There are many things that boys may know— Why this and that are thus and so,— Who made the world in the dark and lit The great sun up to lighten it: Boys know new things every day— When they study, or when they i)lay,— When they idle, or sow and reap— But no boy knows when he goes…

Children's poetry, American

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