Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, ed · New York, L. A. Noble · leaf 68
Who care not what poor worms endure,But trample on them as they lie,Rather than take a step awry;Or keep them dangling on a hook,Choked in a dismal pond or brook,Till some poor fish comes swimming pastAnd finishes their pain at last.For my part I could never bearYour tender flesh to hack and… … Mary and her Lamb Marys Lamb 53 Oh, no, I only look aboutTo see you wriggling in and out,And drawing up your shiny rings,Instead of feet like other things.So, little worm, you need not slipInto your hole with such a skip. Ann Taylor. MARYS LAMB Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as…
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