Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 · Boston, Houghton, Osgood and company · leaf 78
soms have grown,Prayed the Tree, while he trembledfrom rootlet to crown. The Tree bore his blossoms, and all the birds sung: Shall I take them away ? saidthe Wind, as he swung. No, leave them aloneTill the berries have grown,Said the Tree, while his leafletsquivering hung. The Tree bore his fruit… … 62 CHILD LIFE. GOOD-NIGHT AND GOOD-MORNING. A FAIR little girl sat under a tree,Sewing as long as her eyes could see ;Then smoothed her work and folded it right,And said, Dear w-ork, good-night, good-night I Such a number of rooks came over her head,Crying Caw ! Caw ! on their way to bed,She said,…
Children's poetry
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