 | Ann Taylor - Children's poetry, English - 1806 - 154 pages
...Mary, why do you complain ? For as you do not choose to read, You shall not have your books, indeed. "So, as you wish to be a dunce, Pray go and fetch me them at once ; For if you will not learn to spell, Tis vain to think of reading well. " Do y6u not think, you'll blush... | |
 | Ann Taylor - 1818 - 146 pages
...Mary, why do you complain ; For as you do not choose to read, You shall not have your books, indeed. " So, as you wish to be a dunce, Pray go and fetch me them at once ; For if you will not learn to spell, 'Tis vain to think of reading 'well. " Now don't you think you'll blush... | |
 | Jane Taylor, Ann Taylor - Children - 1821 - 184 pages
...why do you complain? For as you do not choose to read, You shall not have your books, indeed. ' t " So as you wish to be a dunce, Pray go and fetch me...learn to spell, 'Tis vain to think of reading well. " Now don't you think, you'll blush to own, When you become a woman grown, Without one good excuse... | |
 | William Bolles - Spellers - 1828 - 164 pages
...do you complain ? For as you do not, choose to read, You shall not have your books, indeed. So its you wish to- be a dunce, Pray go and fetch me them at once » For if you will not learn to spell, 'Tis vain to think of reading well. Now,don't vow think.you'll blush... | |
 | Joshua Leavitt - Readers - 1829 - 172 pages
...should you complain f For as you do not choose to read, You shall not have your booksi, indeed*.3. So as you wish to be a dunce, Pray go and fetch me...learn to spell, 'Tis vain to think of reading well. • * "Without owe good excuse to plead, That you have never learnt to read ? " O dear mamma," said... | |
 | Jesse Torrey (the younger.) - Readers, American - 1830 - 162 pages
...why do you complain? For as you do not choose to read, You shall not have your books, indeed. 3. " So as you wish to be a dunce, Pray go and fetch me them at once ; For as you will not Irarn to spell, 'Tis vain to think of reading well. M 2 4. " Now don't you think you'll blush to own,... | |
 | Children - 1840 - 118 pages
...have your books, indeed. So as you choose to be a dunce, Pray go and fetch them all at once ; For if you will not learn to spell, 'Tis vain to think of reading well. Do not you think you'll blush to own, When you become a woman grown, Without one good excuse to plead,... | |
 | Joshua Leavitt - Readers - 1836 - 164 pages
...you do not choose to read, You shall not have your bookn', indeed*, 3. So as you wish to be a 'lunce, Pray go and fetch me them at once. For as you will not learn to spell, 'Tis vaiu to think of reading well. Without one good excuse to plead, That you have never learnt to read... | |
 | Jane Taylor, Ann Taylor - Children's poetry - 1838 - 156 pages
...Mary, why do you complain ? For as you do not choose to read, You shall not have your books, indeed. " So, as you wish to be a dunce, Pray go and fetch me them at once i For as you will not learn to spell, 'Tis vain to think of reading- well. " Now don't you think, you'll... | |
 | Jane Taylor - 1844 - 192 pages
...Mary, why do you complain ? For as you do not choose to read, You shall not have your books, indeed. ' So, as you wish to be a dunce, Pray go and fetch me...them at once ; For as you will not learn to spell, T is vain to think of reading well. ' Now do n't you think, you '11 blush to own, When you become a... | |
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Tis dull and troublesome, you say, And you had rather be at play. " Then bring me all your books again, Nay Mary, why do you complain? For as you do not choose to read, You shall not have your books, indeed. 
