 I'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend ; But tell me, dear sir, did you lay nothing by When the weather was warm?" Said the cricket, "Not I. My heart was so light That I sang day and night, For all nature looked gay."...  The New McGuffey First [ -fifth] Reader - Page 155by William Holmes McGuffey - 1901Full view - About this book
 | Charles Northend - Readers (Primary) - 1866 - 172 pages
...must die of starvation and sorrow. Says the Ant to the Cricket, " 1 'm your servant and friend, But we Ants never borrow, we Ants never lend. But tell me, dear sir, did you lay nothing by When the weather was warm ?" Said the Cricket, " Not I ! My heart was so... | |
 | 1852 - 1162 pages
...must die of starvation and sorrow. Says the Ant to the Cricket, " I'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend : But tell...did you lay nothing by When the weather was warm?" Quoth the cricket, "Not II My heart was so light, That I sang day and night, For all nature work'd... | |
 | Thomas Urry Young - Education, Elementary - 1852 - 296 pages
...Says the ant to the cricket, " I'm your servant and friend, Rut we ants never borrow, nor do we e'er lend; But tell me, dear cricket, did you lay nothing by When the weather was warm ?" Quoth the cricket, " Not 11 My heart was so light That I song day and night, For all nature looked... | |
 | Mary (aunt, pseud.) - 1854 - 104 pages
...he must die of starvation and sorrow. Says the ant to the cricket, "I'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend ; But tell...did you lay nothing by When the weather was warm?" says the cricket, "not I, My heart was so light, That I sung day and night, For all nature looked gay."... | |
 | Francis Channing Woodworth - Fables - 1859 - 322 pages
...he must die of starvation and sorrow. Says the ant to the cricket "I 'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend; But tell me, dear sir, did you lay nothing by, When the weather was warm ?" Said the cricket, " Not 1 1 My heart was... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1864 - 200 pages
...must die of starvation and sorrow. Says the ant to the cricket, " I'm your servant and friend ; But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend. But tell me, dear sir, did you lay nothing by When the weather was warm ? " Said the cricket; " Not I! My heart was so... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Children - 1865 - 226 pages
...die of starvation and sorrow'. 3. Says the ant to the cricket', " I'm your servant' and friend', But we ants never borrow' ; we ants never lend'. But tell'...did you lay nothing by When the weather was warm'?" Quoth0 the cricket, "Not I'! My heart was so light TBat I sang day and night', For all nature looked... | |
 | John Dudley Philbrick - Readers - 1866 - 174 pages
...must die of starvation and sorrow. Says the Ant to the Cricket, " I'm your servant and friend, But we Ants never borrow, we Ants never lend. . But tell me, dear sir, did you lay nothing by When the weather was warm ? " Said the Cricket, " Not I ! My heart was... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1867 - 176 pages
...must die of starvation and sorrow. Says the Ant to the Cricket, " 1 'm your servant and friend, But we Ants never borrow, we Ants never lend. But tell me, dear sir, did you lay nothing by When the weather was warm ? ' ' Said the Cricket, " Not I ! My heart was... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Children's poetry - 1872 - 230 pages
...die of starvation and sorrow*. 3. Says the ant to the cricket', " I'm your servant' and friend*, But we ants never borrow* ; we ants never lend\ But tell*...did you lay nothing by When the weather was warm'?" Quothc the cricket, "Not?! My heart was so light That I sang day and night*, For all nature looked... | |
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