Wordsworth for the young; selections with an introduction for parents and teachers (1891)
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850, St. John, Cynthia Morgan, 1852-1919, comp · Boston, D. Lothrop company · leaf 56
WE ARE SEVEN. A simple Child, That lightly draws its breath,And feels its life in every limb.What should it know of death? I met a little cottage Girl: She was eight years old, she said; … Her hair was thick with many a curlThat clustered round her head. She had a rustic, woodland air,And she was wildly clad :Her eyes were fair, and very fair;— Her beauty made me glad.45 46 WE ABE ISEVEN. Sisters and brothers, little Maid,How many may you be ? How many ? Seven in all, she said,And…
Children's poetry, English
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