ing how sadly you painYour mothei-, although youve no eause to eomplain? And can you forget that, when sick on her knee,How she nursed you and gave you sweet tamarind tea? 310 FAVOURITES OF A NURSERY A rod is the very best thing to apply When children are crying, and cannot tell why: Unless they… … LYDIA BANKS Good Lydia Banks, though very young,Will never do whats rude or wrong,When spoken to, she always triesTo give the most polite replies. THE PURLOINER 311 Observing what at school she s taught,She turns her toes as children ought:And when returned at night from schoolShe never lolls on…
Nursery rhymes
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