A Book of Verses for ChildrenEdward Verrall Lucas |
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... brown the beech trees wait . Such a gay green gown God gives the larches— As green as He is good ! The hazels hold up their arms for arches When Spring rides through the wood . The chestnut's proud , and the lilac's pretty , The ...
... brown the beech trees wait . Such a gay green gown God gives the larches— As green as He is good ! The hazels hold up their arms for arches When Spring rides through the wood . The chestnut's proud , and the lilac's pretty , The ...
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... brown brother , oh ! little brown brother , What kind of flower will you be ? I'll be a poppy - all white , like my mother ; Do be a poppy like me . What ! you're a sun - flower ? How I shall miss you When you're grown golden and high ...
... brown brother , oh ! little brown brother , What kind of flower will you be ? I'll be a poppy - all white , like my mother ; Do be a poppy like me . What ! you're a sun - flower ? How I shall miss you When you're grown golden and high ...
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... Brown ! Mister Brown ! Do take that bird down , Or you'll soon be the laughing - stock all over town ! " And the barber kept on shaving . " I've studied owls And other night fowls , And I tell you What I know to be true : An owl cannot ...
... Brown ! Mister Brown ! Do take that bird down , Or you'll soon be the laughing - stock all over town ! " And the barber kept on shaving . " I've studied owls And other night fowls , And I tell you What I know to be true : An owl cannot ...
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