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 45
•1 7y/.£ C^ZS SOLILOQUY. Am open cage, some feathers fair, Two little maidens crying,And Pussy seated on a chair, The mournful scene espying. Tear after tear rolls down each cheek. Sob after sob arises,While Puss, as well as she can speak, Calmly soliloquises 1 If they would keep a bird in… … Their ducks and chicks they pet and feed, And yet Ive often noted,They eat the very birds indeed To which thevre most devoted. Then wherefore look so cross and sour,Why make this sad commotion: Why should not I a bird devourFor whom Ive no devotion!
Children's poetry, American
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