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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 33

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her; 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 leaves, Or on Miltons harder… … POETRY FOR CHILDREN 25 And oft miss the meaning quite, Wanting you to set me right. All this comes since youve been under Your new master. I much wonder What great charm it is you see In those words, musa, musce ; Or in what do they excel Our word song. It sounds as well To my fancy as the other.…

Children's poetry, English

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