ho this kind bounty did dispense;For suddenly twas from them torn,And all the birds were left forlornIn a hard time of frost and snow,Not knowing where for food to go.He would no longer give them bread,Because he had observed, he said,A great black bird, a rook by name,That sometimes to the window… … \V C 90 POETRY FOR CHILDREN Nor ever more would feed his sparrows.Thus ignorance a kind heart narrows.I wish I had been there, I wouldHave told the child, rooks live by foodIn the same way the sparrows do.I also would have told him tooBirds act by instinct, and neer canAttain the rectitude of…
Children's poetry, English
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