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 79
hen my father found thee first in places far away ;Many flocks were on the hills, but thou wert owned by none,And thy mother from thy side for- evermore was gone. And twice in the day, when the ground is wet with dew,I bring thee draughts of milk, warm milk it is and new. ^ Thy limbs will shortly… … He took thee in his arms, and in pity brought thee home :A blessed day for thee! then whither wouldst thou roam ?A faithful nurse thou hast; the dam that did thee yeanUpon the mountain-tops no kinder could have been. Thou knowst that twice a day I have brought thee in this canFresh water from the…
Children's poetry, English
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