[Morrison, Mary Jane (Whitney), Mrs.], 1832-1904, [from old catalog] ed · Boston, The Page company · leaf 136
s mirth,Were there no children to begin it. No little forms, like buds to grow, And make the admiring heart surrender; No little hands, on breast and brow, To keep the thrilling love-cords tender. The sterner souls would grow more stern,Unfeeling nature more inhuman, And man to stoic coldness… … LITTLE PEOPLE THE VILLAINOUS SPIDER. 101 THE VILLAINOUS SPIDER. A SPIDER, grim and old and gray,^* Lived in an apple tree;He spun his web, and watched for prey-Aha! Oho! said he. And when he captured, unaware, A moth, or home-bound bee,He hastened down his fine-spun stair — Aha! Oho! said he. Many,…
Children's poetry
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