Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 532
IN TOP TIME. By Henry Reeves. HREE tops were lying in the ring; Three tip-top boys stood by;Tip-tap ! They flung their tops on top To make the others fly,—When little Tim from Topping street With top in hand came nigh. Said he: Ill play at tops with you; Good ! Lay it down, said they.So in the ring… … It split the top of little Tim; Apart the pieces flew;You d think it was his heart that split, He made so much ado,— My top will never spin again — My top is split in two! The tip-top boys some pennies gaveTo Tim, and stopped his cry; And off he ran to Topping streetAnother top to buy,— A bright…
Children's literature
Internet Archive · UNC Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial], 1873, leaf 532](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/1024/ia-stnicholasserial231dodg-532-410.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial221dodg-537-415.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial351dodg-543-775.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial371dodg-459-517.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial222dodg-40-15.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial302dodg-283-303.webp)
