Rhymes for children : illustrated with appropriate wood-cuts (1919)
London : Poetry Bookshop · leaf 13
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. … SUSAN AND PATTY Oh ! Sister Susan ! come, pray come,And see how I have cut my thumb, Cried little Patty Green ;It bleeds, it bleeds, what shall I do ?This knife has cut my ringer too : How naughty I have been. My mother only yesterday,I know, desired me not to play With knives so sharp and keenOh…
Children's poetry, English
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