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 87
s clever enough, now, my riddle to guess ?Cock. Come, ask me, I think I shall know, I confess.Fox. He has a head, with cunning replete ; He has a mouth, that always would eat;Now he comes running and seizeth thee.Cock. Ah me, the villain ! hes eating me. Poor Cock ! but he who would be so… … CHILD AND SWALLOW. How glad I am, your long journey oer,Dear little Swallow, to see you once more.Say, who, in the far land, taught you to know,That Spring would return, and t was time to go ? It was God that taught me—He knoweth best,The time to roam, and the time to rest. And far as she d flown,…
Children's poetry
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