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 70
PUSSY, you lift your paws so high,And look down on them so ruefully,To your neck almost you sink in the snow.Its cold, is it not, down there to go?Would not your walking be better doneIf a pair of good stout boots youd on ? She didnt wear boots, our good little cat, But she marchd on bravely, in… … CHICKENS. Say, little Chickens, why run ye Thus to your mother, in noisy glee ? Some good treasure now hath she found, Some little worm that crawld on the ground; Making her now so eagerly call, That you may come and partake of it, all! The good old hen, she was glad indeed,To see all her children…
Children's poetry
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