The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for ChildrenMcClure, Phillips, 1903 - 290 pàgines A collection of poetry arranged according to subjects such as the months and seasons of the year, childhood and the child's world, birds, flowers, animals, fairies, and Christmas. |
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The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin,Nora Archibald Smith Visualització completa - 1903 |
The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children, Chosen and Classified Kate Douglas Wiggin,Nora Archibald Smith Visualització completa - 1908 |
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Auld Daddy Darkness baby beautiful birdie blow blue Blynken Bob-o'-link bough bright brown Celia Thaxter Charles Scribner's Sons chee child Christina G Christmas cold Coo-coo creeping cried daisies Dandelion dreams dress the Doll Eugene Field eyes Fairies flowers Good-night grass gray green head heart hill kiss lamb lark laugh leaves little bird Little brown brother little Dandelion little Gustava Little white Lily look Lord Tennyson lullaby Mary Mary Howitt Mary Mapes Dodge merry mooly cow moon morning mother nest never night o'er peep play pleasant pretty rain ring Robert Louis Stevenson Rockaby rose round sail shining sleep smiling snow snowbird snowbird sings soft softly song Spink spring stole summer sweet thee things thou To-whit tree violets warm wild William Allingham William Brighty Rands William Wordsworth wind wings wonderful Wynken yellow
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Pàgina 135 - I Remember I remember, I remember, The house where I was born; The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn; He never came a wink too soon, Nor brought too long a day; But now I often wish the night Had borne my breath away ! I remember, I remember, The roses, red and white, The violets, and the lily-cups— Those flowers made of light!
Pàgina 206 - THE mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel ; And the former called the latter ' Little Prig '. Bun replied, ' You are doubtless very big ; But all sorts of things and weather Must be taken in together, To make up a year And a sphere. And I think it no disgrace 10 To occupy my place.
Pàgina 131 - Piping down the valleys wild, Piping songs of pleasant glee, On a cloud I saw a child, And he laughing said to me : — ' Pipe a song about a lamb :
Pàgina 244 - Lo ! such the child whose early feet The paths of peace have trod ; Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, Is upward drawn to God.
Pàgina 203 - There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail. See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance! They are waiting on the shingle — will you come and join the dance? Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Pàgina 265 - ... spite of myself. A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke not a word but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings ; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle , But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night...
Pàgina 157 - That, Father ! will I gladly do : 'Tis scarcely afternoon — The minster-clock has just struck two, And yonder is the moon...
Pàgina 201 - 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!
Pàgina 75 - MERRILY swinging on brier and weed, Near to the nest of his little dame, Over the mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name : Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink ; Snug and safe is that nest of ours, Hidden among the summer flowers. Chee, chee, chee.
Pàgina 237 - The rich man in his castle, The poor man at his gate, GOD made them, high or lowly, And ordered their estate.