Taylor, Jane, 1783-1824, Taylor, Ann, 1782-1866 · Philadelphia : T. Ash · leaf 33
ll-wire stand,Nor on the door-lock put my hand. When caught amidst the open field, Ill not seek shelter from a tree;Though from the falling rain a shield, More dreadful might the lightning be;Its tallest boughs might draw the fire, And I, with sudden stroke, expire.i Thus while with lawful care I… … THE CHURCH-YARD. THE moon rises bright in the east, The stars with pure brilliancy shine ;The songs of the woodlands have ceasd, And still is the low of the kine.The men from their work on the hill, Trudge homeward with pitchfork and flail,The buz of the hamlet is still, And the bat flaps his wings…
Children's poetry, English
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