Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894, Hughes, Arthur, 1832-1915, ill · London : Macmillan · leaf 126
The lily has a smooth stalk,Will never hurt your hand ; But the rose upon her briarIs lady of the land. There s sweetness in an apple tree, And profit in the corn ;But lady of all beauty Is a rose upon a thorn. When with moss and honeyShe tips her bending briar, And half unfolds her glowing… … Hurt no living thing : Ladybird, nor butterfly,Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily,Nor grasshopper so light of leap, Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat,Nor harmless worms that creep.
Nursery rhymes
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