Favourites of a nursery of seventy years ago : and some others of later date (1916)
Forbes, Edith Emerson · Boston : Houghton · leaf 148
ot mind; To play he felt inclined; He rocked upon his seat, He kicked with both his feet,He wriggled,He giggled.He sung.He swung, 130 FAVOURITES OF A NURSERY Back and foith, here and there,To and fro upon the chair. But ah! my Httle children, ah! The chair, the chair, rocks back too far. Can… … Now, Philip disappears from sightAll but his heels are hidden quite.The tablecloth is oer him spread.The table is uncovered.Knife and fork, soup and bowl,All upon the floor do roll. IDLE DICKY AND THE GOAT The soup-tureenIs broken in twoWhat will the hungryParents do? 131
Nursery rhymes
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