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 79
didcontriveTo escape from the close city street. The hedges were white with the garlands ofSpring,The mother-bird sitting aloneOn her nest in the beech-tree, while yet on the wing,The father was teaching their young ones tosing,Whose notes were as gay as his own. A faint little voice sang so sweet… … THE SEA-SHELL. PUT your ear to this shellAnd listen well; Do you hear the far sea roaring ?Ah, would we were there, my sister Bell!There is little in life I should like so wellAs to be where the blue waves glitter and swell Over golden sands outpouring. THE SEA-SHEEL. 75 Vou would like it as…
Children's poetry, English
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