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 62
zed about, And hummed upon the slate,Rubbing all the figures out, The little and the great;And the boy forgot to pout Or to murmur at his fate. And the bee, in anger hot, Flew briskly far away :But the idler neer forgot The lesson of that day ;Nor was it learnt in vain, For he tried with all his… … EVENING PRIMROSE. WHEN sleepy birds their nightly praisesHave sung, and Day is dead, And little sun-adoring daisiesAre closed and gone to bed, Then evenings primrose softly raisesHer mild moon-lighted head. Her yellow flowers above the ground Like lighted amber glow,And when the fair moon shines…
Children's poetry, English
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