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A child's garden of verses (1905)

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894, Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935, illus · New York, Scribner · leaf 67

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XXIIMARCHING SONG BRING the comb and play upon it!Marching, here we come!Willie cocks his highland bonnet,Johnnie beats the drum. Mary Jane commands the party, Peter leads the rear;Feet in time, alert and hearty, Each a Grenadier! [30] All in the most martial manner Marching double-quick;While the… … XXIII THE COW THE friendly cow all red and white,I love with all my heart:She gives me cream with all her might,To eat with apple-tart. She wanders lowing here and there, And yet she cannot stray,All in the pleasant open air, The pleasant light of day; [32] And blown by all the winds that passAnd…

Children's poetry, English · Poetry

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