\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… … FEIGNEDCOURAGE
Children's poetry, English
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