Hey, Wilhelm, 1789-1854. [from old catalog], Dulcken, Henry William, 1832-1894, [from old catalog] tr, Speckter, Otto, 1807-1871, [from old catalog] illus, Dalziel, George, 1815-1902, [from old catalog] engr, Dalziel, Edward, 1817-1905, [from old catalog] engr · London, New York, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge · leaf 100
BUTTERFLY. Butterfly, Butterfly, flitting away,Shaking your bright wings, so radiant and gay,Nearer the candle, and yet more near;Poor little Butterfly, can you not hear ?You 11 burn to a cinder your painted, wing,And die in anguish, poor heedless thing. The child felt sad for the butterfly,So he… … ROES. ; Were little roes, one, two, three, four,Merrily tripping the greenwood oer ;Jumping and capering, every one,Fighting together, but only in fun.Here there is nobody in the way,Huntsman or hound, to disturb our play. Just then, past them a peasant strode,Sturdily stepping along the road,—They…
Children's poetry
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