Taylor, Jane, 1783-1824, Taylor, Ann, 1782-1866 · Philadelphia : T. Ash · leaf 85
g Tom, at that lazy old snail,Hes almost an hour crawling over a pale, Enough all ones patience to worry •Now, if I were he, I would gallop away,Half over the world—twenty miles in a day, And turn busness off in a hurry. Well Tom, said his father, but as Im afraidThat into a snail you can never be… … THE HOLIDAYS. AH ! dont you remember tis almost December, And soon will the holidays come ?Oh! twill be so funny, Ive plenty of money, Ill buy me a sword and a drum. Thus said little Harry, unwilling to tarry, Impatient to hurry from school;But we shall discover, this holiday-lover Spoke both like…
Children's poetry, English
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