have my way,You see, How good and pleasant I could be ! First, when my tea was cold, I cried(Of course) ; and when I could nt go Out with the other girls to ride, —And soIts been the livelong day, you know. Here Ethel stays, until she tries Her naughty temper to forget,Mamma said softly, and her… … EIGHT YEARS OLD. THE SINGING-LESSON. A slender, liquid note, Long-drawn and silver-sweet.Obediently the little maidTries, timid still, and half afraid, The lesson to repeat. A breezy turn or two,A blithe and bold refrain,A ripple up and down the scale,And still the learner does not failTo echo soft…
Children's poetry · Picture books for children
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