A Book of Verses for ChildrenEdward Verrall Lucas |
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... door when all the lights are out , Jack Frost takes every breath you breathe , And knows the things you think about . He paints them on the window pane In fairy lines with frozen steam ; And when you wake you see again The lovely things ...
... door when all the lights are out , Jack Frost takes every breath you breathe , And knows the things you think about . He paints them on the window pane In fairy lines with frozen steam ; And when you wake you see again The lovely things ...
Page 317
... door The hop'd - for annual present sent- A signal came , to curtsey low , And at that door cease merriment . Such scenes and sounds once blest my eyes , And charm'd my ears — but all have vanish'd ! On May Day , now , no garlands go ...
... door The hop'd - for annual present sent- A signal came , to curtsey low , And at that door cease merriment . Such scenes and sounds once blest my eyes , And charm'd my ears — but all have vanish'd ! On May Day , now , no garlands go ...
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... door ajar , He pulls the buttons from our shirts , And scatters pins afar ; That squeaking door will always squeak For , prithee , don't you see , We leave the oiling to be done By Mr. Nobody . He puts damp wood upon the fire , That ...
... door ajar , He pulls the buttons from our shirts , And scatters pins afar ; That squeaking door will always squeak For , prithee , don't you see , We leave the oiling to be done By Mr. Nobody . He puts damp wood upon the fire , That ...
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