Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894, Hughes, Arthur, 1832-1915, ill · London : Macmillan · leaf 42
Growing in the vale By the uplands hilly,Growing straight and frail, Lady Daffadowndilly. In a golden crown,And a scant green gown While the spring blows chilly,Lady Daffadown, Sweet Daffadowndilly. 20 … A linnet in a gilded cage,—A linnet on a bough,— In frosty winter one might doubtWhich bird is luckier now. But let the trees burst out in leaf,And nests be on the bough, Which linnet is the luckier bird,Oh who could doubt it now ? 21
Nursery rhymes
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