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 80
The little brooks that seem all pastime and all play,When they are angry, roar like lions for their prey. Here thou needst not dread the raven in the sky ;jSiight and day thou art safe, —our cottage is hard by.Wliy bleat so after me ? Why pull so at thy chain ?Sleep — and at break of day I will… … And it seemed, as T retraced the ballad line by line.That but half of it was hers, and one half of it was mine. Again, and once again, did I repeat the song; Nay, said I, more than half to the damsel must belong,For she looked with such a look, and she spake Avith such a tone,That I almost received…
Children's poetry, English
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial291dodg-651-667.webp)
