for though You think you can conceal it,A little bird thats in the airThe hidden trespass shall declare And openly reveal it. Richard this saying oft had heard,Until the sight of any bird Would set his heart a-quaking;He saw a host of winged spiesFor ever oer him in the skies, Note of his actions… … 16 POETRY FOR CHILDREN But best resolves will sometimes sleep;Poor frailty will not always keep From that which is forbidden;And Richard one day, left alone,Laid hands on something not his own, And hoped the theft was hidden. His conscience slept a day or two,As it is very apt to do, When we with…
Children's poetry, English
Internet Archive · New York Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial362dodg-653-791.webp)
