Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894, Hughes, Arthur, 1832-1915, ill · London : Macmillan · leaf 54
! the nursing hen Summons her folk,-Ducklings all downy soft Yellow as yolk. Cluck ! cluck ! the mother henSummons her chickens To peck the dainty bitsFound in her pickings. Minnie and Mattie And May carry posies, Half of sweet violets,Half of primroses. Give the sun time enough,Glowing and… … Heartsease in my garden bed, With sweetwilliam white and red,Honeysuckle on my wall :— J J Heartsease blossoms in my heartWhen sweet William comes to call, But it withers when we part,And the honey-trumpets fall. 33
Nursery rhymes
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