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Page 16
The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will poor Robin do
then? Poor thing! He'll sit in a barn, And to keep himself warm Will hide his head
under his wing, Poor thing! "Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, Where have you been?
The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will poor Robin do
then? Poor thing! He'll sit in a barn, And to keep himself warm Will hide his head
under his wing, Poor thing! "Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, Where have you been?
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His wife could eat no lean: And so betwixt them both, you see, They licked the
platter clean. U7...H,- i„dr,s — Come, let's to bed, says Sleepy-head; Tarry a while
, says Slow; Put on the pan, says Greedy Nan, Let's sup before we go. There was
...
His wife could eat no lean: And so betwixt them both, you see, They licked the
platter clean. U7...H,- i„dr,s — Come, let's to bed, says Sleepy-head; Tarry a while
, says Slow; Put on the pan, says Greedy Nan, Let's sup before we go. There was
...
Page 54
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not in ; Taffy came to my house and stole a
silver pin; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed, I took a poker and flung at his
head. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall ; Humpty Dumpty had .54 Nursery Rhymes
Taffy ...
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not in ; Taffy came to my house and stole a
silver pin; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed, I took a poker and flung at his
head. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall ; Humpty Dumpty had .54 Nursery Rhymes
Taffy ...
Page 63
SOME boys were one day idling by the side oi a pond, and whenever a Frog
lifted its head from the water, the boys would pelt it with stones. "Boys," said a
Frog, "this may be fun for you, but it is death for us." The old fables were written to
each ...
SOME boys were one day idling by the side oi a pond, and whenever a Frog
lifted its head from the water, the boys would pelt it with stones. "Boys," said a
Frog, "this may be fun for you, but it is death for us." The old fables were written to
each ...
Page 64
The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she
opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up
by Master Fox. "That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. For your cheese I
will ...
The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she
opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up
by Master Fox. "That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. For your cheese I
will ...
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Page 342 - You elegant fowl, How charmingly sweet you sing! Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?
Page 341 - THE Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note. The' Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
Page 411 - He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. "My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled; "Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where He was once a child.
Page 406 - They stole little Bridget For seven years long; When she came down again Her friends were all gone. They took her lightly back, Between the night and morrow; They thought that she was fast asleep, But she was dead with sorrow.
Page 26 - OLD Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To get her poor dog a bone: But when she got there The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none.
Page 54 - Old King Cole Was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he: He called for his pipe, And he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 144 - What does little birdie say In her nest at peep of day ? Let me fly, says little birdie, Mother, let me fly away. Birdie, rest a little longer, Till the little wings are stronger.
Page 20 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king?
Page 405 - Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a-hunting For fear of little men. Wee folk, good folk, Trooping all together; Green jacket, red cap, And white owl's feather! Down along the rocky shore Some make their home — They live on crispy pancakes Of yellow tide-foam ; Some in the reeds Of the black mountain-lake, With frogs for their watch-dogs, All night awake.
Page 69 - The Swing How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do!
Bibliographic information
| Title | Journeys Through Bookland, Volume 1 Journeys Through Bookland, Charles H. Sylvester New and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children |
| Author | Charles H. Sylvester |
| Publisher | Bellows-Reeve Company, 1922 |
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