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 87
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. … God cursed me in my sore distress;.I prayed, yet. every day I thoughtI loved my children less,And every week, and every day,My flock it seemed to melt away. X. They dwindled, Sir, sad sight to see IFrom ten to five, from five to three,A lamb, a wether, and a ewe; —And then at last from three to two…
Children's poetry, English
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