The Everyman Book of Light VerseRobert Robinson |
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Page 282
... mother , drive the cows to roost ) , They faintly droop for a little hour ; My lady's head droops like a flower . She took the porcelain in her hand ( O weary mother , drive the cows to roost ) ; She poured ; I drank at her command ...
... mother , drive the cows to roost ) , They faintly droop for a little hour ; My lady's head droops like a flower . She took the porcelain in her hand ( O weary mother , drive the cows to roost ) ; She poured ; I drank at her command ...
Page 434
... Mother Carey , mother ! What chickens are these between sea and heaven ! ) ' ' But why does your figure appear so lean , Sister Helen ? And why do you dress in sage , sage green ? ' ' Children should never be heard , if seen , Little ...
... Mother Carey , mother ! What chickens are these between sea and heaven ! ) ' ' But why does your figure appear so lean , Sister Helen ? And why do you dress in sage , sage green ? ' ' Children should never be heard , if seen , Little ...
Page 435
... Mother Carey , mother , Has a bearing on nothing in earth or heaven . ' But the finical fashion has had its day , Sister Helen . And let's try in the style of a different lay To bid it adieu in poetical way , Little brother . So Mother ...
... Mother Carey , mother , Has a bearing on nothing in earth or heaven . ' But the finical fashion has had its day , Sister Helen . And let's try in the style of a different lay To bid it adieu in poetical way , Little brother . So Mother ...
Common terms and phrases
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