THE DONKEY AND MAFJKET-QIRL. DONKEY, donkey, do not bray, But mend your pace and haste away ; Indeed, the markets almost done, My butters melting in the sun, And all the people will have been, Before my new-laid eggs get in: Ah, donkey, donkey, stretch your legs, For the sake of my butter and… … THE P1QS. Do look at those pigs as they lie in thestraw ! Little Richard once said to papa; They keep eating longer than ever I saw; What wonderful eaters they are! I see they are feasting, his father replied; They eat a great deal, I allow:But let us remember, before we deride, T is the nature, my…
Children's poetry
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