Poetry for School and Home, from the best authors. Edited by T. Shorter1861 |
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Page 1
... merry cheer ; " Piper , pipe that song again , " 66 So I piped ; he wept to hear . ' Drop thy pipe , thy happy pipe , Sing thy songs of happy cheer , " So I sung the same again , While he wept with joy to hear . " Piper , sit thee down ...
... merry cheer ; " Piper , pipe that song again , " 66 So I piped ; he wept to hear . ' Drop thy pipe , thy happy pipe , Sing thy songs of happy cheer , " So I sung the same again , While he wept with joy to hear . " Piper , sit thee down ...
Page 14
... Merry sings the robin on the flowering tree ; Merry hums the bee as it flitteth swiftly by , And , O ! merry sings the child on its mother's knee . Brightly shine the stars in the blue and moon - lit sky , Bright bloom the flowers o'er ...
... Merry sings the robin on the flowering tree ; Merry hums the bee as it flitteth swiftly by , And , O ! merry sings the child on its mother's knee . Brightly shine the stars in the blue and moon - lit sky , Bright bloom the flowers o'er ...
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... merry and glad , Good children should never be lazy and sad ; For God gives us daylight , dear sister , that we May rejoice like the lark , and may work like the bee . LADY FLORA HASTINGS , 48. SMALL SERVICE IS TRUE SERVICE . SMALL ...
... merry and glad , Good children should never be lazy and sad ; For God gives us daylight , dear sister , that we May rejoice like the lark , and may work like the bee . LADY FLORA HASTINGS , 48. SMALL SERVICE IS TRUE SERVICE . SMALL ...
Page 54
... merry Islington These gambols he did play , Until he came unto the Wash Of Edmonton so gay ; And there he threw the wash about On both sides of the way , Just like unto a trundling mop , Or a wild goose at play . JOHN GILPIN , At ...
... merry Islington These gambols he did play , Until he came unto the Wash Of Edmonton so gay ; And there he threw the wash about On both sides of the way , Just like unto a trundling mop , Or a wild goose at play . JOHN GILPIN , At ...
Page 56
... merry guise he spoke : " I came because your horse would come ; And , if I well forebode , My hat and wig will soon be here- They are upon the road . ” The calender , right glad to find His friend in merry pin , Returned him not a ...
... merry guise he spoke : " I came because your horse would come ; And , if I well forebode , My hat and wig will soon be here- They are upon the road . ” The calender , right glad to find His friend in merry pin , Returned him not a ...
Common terms and phrases
angel BATTLE OF BLENHEIM beauty beneath bird blessed bloom blossoms blow blue bowers breast breath breeze bright buds CASABIANCA child CINQUE PORTS cloud cottage cowslips cried CUCKOO dance dead dear death delight DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB doth dream earth ECHOING GREEN ELIZA COOK eyes fair Father flowers gentle glad green guilders happy hath head hear heard heart heaven hill Inchcape Rock JOHN GILPIN lamb land laugh light look Lucy MARY HOWITT merry moon morning mother nest never night NIGHT SONG o'er PIED PIPER pipe PIPER OF HAMELIN pity pleasant poor pray prayer Queen round sail shining sing SIR JOHN MOORE sister sleep smile snow song sorrow Speak gently spring stars stept sweet tears thee There's thine thou tree trysting-tree Twas unto village waves wild wind wing young