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 86
alive,They dwindled, dwindled, one by one ;And I may say, that many a time I wished they all were gone Reckless of what might come at lastWere but the bitter struggle past. I was VIII. To wicked deeds inclined.And wicked fancies crossed my mind.And every man I chanced to see, I thought he knew some… … IX. Sir ! twas a precious flock to me,As dear as my own children be ;For daily with my growing storeI loved my children more and more,Alas ! it was an evil time ; THE LAST OF THE FLOCK.
Children's poetry, English
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