Little compliments of the season, and other tiny rhymes for tiny readers. Simple verses, original, selected and translated, for namedays, birthdays, Christmas, New Year, and other festive and social occasions (1887)
Donnelly, Eleanor C. (Eleanor Cecilia), 1838-1917. comp · New York [etc.] Benziger Brothers · leaf 54
can put your finger in. Little baby, full of mirth,Little baby, new to earth;Say, what dreams of angel joyHave been thine, my baby boy? Five Little Chickens. Said the first little chicken,With a queer little squirm, Oh, I wish I could findA fat little worm! Said the next little chicken,With an odd… … Said the fourth little chicken, With a small sigh of grief, I wish I could find A green little leaf! Said the fifth little chicken, With a faint little moan, I wish I could find A wee gravel stone! Now, see here, said the mother,From the green garden patch, If you want any breakfast,You must come…
Children's poetry · Poetry
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