Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894, Hughes, Arthur, 1832-1915, ill · London : Macmillan · leaf 47
If all were rain and never sun,No bow could span the hill ; If all were sun and never rain,There d be no rainbow still. … O wind, where have you been,That you blow so sweet ? Among the violets Which blossom at your feet. The honeysuckle waits For Summer and for heat. But violets in the chilly SpringMake the turf so sweet. Brownie, Brownie, let down your milkWhite as swansdown and smooth as silk,Fresh as dew and pure…
Nursery rhymes
Internet Archive · New York Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial132dodg-396-333.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial4621dodg-267-393.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial02dodg-485-313.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial302dodg-377-432.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial382dodg-437-524.webp)