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 85
Six Children, Sir! had I to feed; Hard labor in a time of need ! My pride was tamed, and in our grief I of the Parish asked relief. They said, I was a wealthy man; 74 THE LAST OF THE FLOCK. … My sheep upon the uplands fed,And it was fit that thence I tookWhereof to buy us bread. Do this : how can we give to you, They cried, ■ what to the poor is due ? I sold a sheep, as they had said,And bought my little children bread.And they were healthy with their food;For me — it never did me…
Children's poetry, English
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