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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 32

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THE SISTERS EXPOSTULATION ON THE BROTHERS LEARNING LATIN … SHUT these odious books up, brother; They have made you quite another Thing from what you used to be: Once you liked to play with me, Now you leave me all alone, And are so conceited grown With your Latin, youll scarce look Upon any English book. We had used on winter eves To con over Shakespeares…

Children's poetry, English

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