Weatherly, F. E. (Frederic Edward), 1848-1929, Edwards, Mary Ellen, 1839-ca. 1910. ill, Staples, John C. ill · New York : E.P. Dutton & Co. · leaf 18
14 Guilty, his Lordship said, and sighed, A verdict sad but true:To pass the sentence of the court Is all I have to do;It is, that as youve fed on us, Why, we must feed on you She tried to speak; she could not speak; She tried to run, but no 1The lobsters seized and hurried her Off to the cells… … But harkl there comes a voice she knows,And some one takes her hand; She finds herself at home againUpon the yellow sand; But how she got there safe and sound,She cannot understand. And many a morning afterwards,Wheneer she sees the tide, She still retains that vague ideaThat she is being tried,…
Children's poetry, American
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