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Poetry for children (1898)

Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834, Lamb, Mary, 1764-1847, Green, Winifred, Gollancz, Israel, Sir, 1864-1930, Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905 · [London] : Published by J.M. Dent & Co. · leaf 114

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That welcomer of new-born days, A breakfast, merits; ever giving Cheerful notice we are living Another day refreshd by sleep, When its festival we keep. Now, although I would not slight Those kindly words we use, Good-night, Yet parting words are words of sorrow, And may not vie with sweet… … 106 POETRY FOR CHILDREN Sleepy Robert never hearsOr urn or kettle ; he appearsWhen all have finishd, one by oneDropping off, and breakfast done.Yet has he too his own pleasure,His breakfast hours his hour of leisure;And, left alone, he reads or muses,Or else in idle mood he usesTo sit and watch the…

Children's poetry, English

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