Favourites of a nursery of seventy years ago : and some others of later date (1916)
Forbes, Edith Emerson · Boston : Houghton · leaf 217
When the dawn began to peep.He awoke from his sleep.And ran to the door of his dove, dove, dove; THE LITTLE MAN AND THE LITTLE MAID 199 Said he, ^ I m all on fire,And afraid I shall expire,If you do not come my love, love, love. She awoke from her nap,And in her nightcapShe spoke from the window in… … 200 FAVOURITES OF A NURSERY Then the little man he sat,A-twirling of his hat,On the upper step of the door, door, door. She was really such a time,That he thought he must resignAll hope of ever seeing her more, more, more. At length she came to him.And said, *Little sir, walk in.And we 11 talk this…
Nursery rhymes
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