mind, of jealousy, It will spring and it will shoot Till it bear the baneful fruit. I remember you, my dear, Young as is this infant here. There was not a tooth of those Your pretty even ivory rows, But as anxiously was watchd Till it burst its shell new-hatchd As if it a phoenix were, Or some… … THE BOY AND THESKYLARK A FABLE
Children's poetry, English
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