we swing. TIT FOR TAT. TIT for tat is a very bad word, As frequently people apply it;It means, as I have usually heard, They intend to revepge themselves by it.There is but one place where its proper and pat,And there I permit them to say tit for tat: Whatever shows any kindness to us,With kindness… … ISABEL3 I WISH I were a butterfly, Said little Isabel: What pretty tales of summer flowers I to my friends would tell! Id never rest upon a rose, A tulip, or a pink,But of their varied hues and tints I afterwards would think. 154 HOME SONGS. I d rove from morn to setting sun, And never stop to…
Children's poetry
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