t quartet!Which are fairer, can you tell, — Eyes of blue, or eyes of jet! Six and five, and three and two,Are the ages of the set: Mac so bright, and Jan so true,Laughing Ted, and Nell the pet. Soft azure eyes and hair of floss Are beautiful to me; but yetSo are brown curls with silken gloss, And… … THE JAPANESE DOLL. The dollies were all up in arms,And this was the reason why:A Japanese dolly,So plump and so jolly,In the play-house they happened to spy.Oh, dear!Such a fright! said they; how came she here? Miss China cried, What a queer dress! What funny eyes ! sneered Miss Rag.She hasnt a…
Children's poetry · Picture books for children
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