Pleasant rhymes for little readers, or, Jottings for juveniles (1866)
Josephine, fl. 1860, Kronheim, Joseph Martin, 1810-1896 · London : Houlston and Wright · leaf 65
creature licked his hand,And then she cried no more; And Freddy trembled with delight,Hed never known before. And down again he quickly came, Then up the other side;And soon at home, before the fire, His socks and shoes he dried. And poor old Ann, the nurse, she stoodAnd softly stroked his head;… … CHRISTMAS DAY; N OR, POOR PEGGYS TUMBLE. WAS Christmas Eve ! the roads were hard, The sky was clear and cold,And from its cloudless arch looked downTen thousand stars of gold. And on the sparkling, frosty earth The lovely moonbeams lay,You might have fancied diamond dust Was strewed along the way.…
Children's poetry
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