The Children's Poets: Analyses and Appraisals of the Greatest English and American Poets for Children, for Use in Normal Schools, Library Schools, and Homes |
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... King Cole will serve our purpose . King Cole was a legendary king of England . He is sup- posed to have reigned in the third century A. D. Robert of Gloucester and Geoffrey of Monmouth both speak of this merry monarch of merry England ...
... King Cole will serve our purpose . King Cole was a legendary king of England . He is sup- posed to have reigned in the third century A. D. Robert of Gloucester and Geoffrey of Monmouth both speak of this merry monarch of merry England ...
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... King Cole ? It is precisely what a scholar would not do . And is it not just as un- thinkable that some light - hearted jingler would have turned for inspiration to the stilted old narratives of the two his- torians ? It is precisely ...
... King Cole ? It is precisely what a scholar would not do . And is it not just as un- thinkable that some light - hearted jingler would have turned for inspiration to the stilted old narratives of the two his- torians ? It is precisely ...
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... King William was King James's son , or London Bridge is falling down , or observe how the boys of today use in their games certain terms and phrases that are hundreds of years old - terms that have Mother Goose 21.
... King William was King James's son , or London Bridge is falling down , or observe how the boys of today use in their games certain terms and phrases that are hundreds of years old - terms that have Mother Goose 21.
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I CHILDRENS POETRY AND CHILDRENS POETS | 1 |
MOTHER GOOSE | 11 |
ANN AND JANE TAYLOR | 49 |
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