Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894, Hughes, Arthur, 1832-1915, ill · London : Macmillan · leaf 93
JTi I planted a hand And there came up a palm,I planted a heart And there came up balm. Then I planted a wish,But there sprang a thorn, While heaven frowned with thunderAnd earth sighed forlorn. … Under the ivy bush One sits sighing,And under the willow tree One sits crying :- Under the ivy bush Cease from your sighing,But under the willow tree Lie down a-dying. 72 I am a King, Or an Emperor rather,I wear crown-imperial And princes-feather ;Golden-rod is the sceptre I wield and wag,And a…
Nursery rhymes
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