Children of the sun, etc., etc., etc. : poems for the young (1869)
Gemmer, C. M. (Caroline M.) · London : F. Warne ; New York : Scribner, Welford · leaf 34
HILDREN OF THE SUN. But who is to kill him ? says Freddy ; not I;So cheer up, my hearty, and never say die ! Live and be gay, On a fine summers day ;To sign your death-warrant would spoil thewhole play. Away flies the butterfly back to a nettle, But this time it takes him a long while to settle : O… … THE QUEEN BEES; OR, HOW THEBEES SWARM. A TRUE S T O R Y, A babv Queen in the old Queens hive Was fed for many a dayOn whitest honey, kept alive, And tended carefully 30 CHILDREN OF THE SUN. By old Bee-nurses, singing old Bee-songs with drear intoning,Who many dark Bee-histories told, In voices…
Children's poetry, English
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