Rhymes for children : illustrated with appropriate wood-cuts (1919)
London : Poetry Bookshop · leaf 12
LISTEN TO REASON One afternoon, as Joseph West,The boy who learnt his lesson best,Was trying how his whip would crack,By chance hit Headstrong on the back. Enragd he flew and gave poor JoeWith all his might a sudden blow :Nor would he listen to one word,When Joe endeavourd to be heard. Joe, finding… … FILIAL LOVE Miss Janes Mamma was very ill, And felt such pain she could not sleep, And Jane would quietly sit still, Or sometimes through the curtains peep. And often as she left the bedThe tear of sweet affection fell, And going from the room she said, I wish my dear mamma were well.
Children's poetry, English
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