Favourites of a nursery of seventy years ago : and some others of later date (1916)
Forbes, Edith Emerson · Boston, New York : Houghton Miffin Company · leaf 341
REN 321 When Charlotte* ami George in the garden were neen.To walk hand m hand where the gravel was clean,How pleasing to see them good-hnmoured and merry;Their cheeks had the bloom of the rose or the cherry. When a butteilly roving, that George chanced to see, Made these happy children at length… … 322 FAVOURITES OF A NURSERY To their mother at last in the parlour they ran, And noisily speaking together began,• George shant catch the butterfly, I m sure of that.^ I will catch the butterfly; give me my hat! Such quarrelsome children, the mother replied, I find it much better all day to…
Nursery rhymes
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