neer saw before,A boy with a cage full of linnets and larks! And pussy the way how to catch them is seeking.To kill them, and spoil all their singing, poor things; For singing to them is like little boys speaking; But fear makes them chirrup and flutter their wings. SUSAN AND PATTY \no Do not fear,… … SUSAN AND PATTY Oh ! sister Susan ! come, pray come.And see how I have cut my thumb,Cried little Patty Green; It bleeds, it bleeds, what shall I do?The knife has cut my finger too;How naughty I have been! 326 FAVOURITES OF A NURSERY ^ My mother only yesterday,I know, desired me not to play, With…
Nursery rhymes
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