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The children's book; a collection of the best and most famous stories and poems in the English language (1910)

Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902 · Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and company · leaf 466

An illustration from The children's book; a collection of the best and most famous stories and poems in the English language, 1910, leaf 466 — hand.Tamed the ger-falcon ;And, with my skates fast-bound.Skimmed the half-frozen Sound,That the poor whim-pering houndTrembled to walkon. Oft, to his frozen lairTracked I the grisly bear.While from my paththe hare Fled like a shadow ;Oft through the forest darkFollowed the were-wolfs bark,Until… … By our stern or-ders. Many a wassail-bout Wore the long win-ter out; Often our midnightshoutSet the cockscrowing, As we the Berserkstale Measured in cupsof ale, Draining the oakenpail.Filled to oer-flowing. Once as I told inglee Tales of the stormysea, Soft eyes did gazeon me.Burning yet ten-der ;…

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