Poetry for School and Home, from the best authors. Edited by T. Shorter1861 |
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Page 25
... blow the faint sweet cuckoo- flowers , And the wild marsh - marigold shines like fire in swamps and hollows gray , And I'm to be Queen o ' the May , mother , I'm to be Queen o ' the May . The night - winds come and go , mother , upon ...
... blow the faint sweet cuckoo- flowers , And the wild marsh - marigold shines like fire in swamps and hollows gray , And I'm to be Queen o ' the May , mother , I'm to be Queen o ' the May . The night - winds come and go , mother , upon ...
Page 39
... blow , Wind of the western sea . ! Over the rolling waters go , Come from the dying moon , and blow , Blow him again to me ; While my little one , while my pretty one sleeps Sleep and rest , sleep and rest , Father will come to thee ...
... blow , Wind of the western sea . ! Over the rolling waters go , Come from the dying moon , and blow , Blow him again to me ; While my little one , while my pretty one sleeps Sleep and rest , sleep and rest , Father will come to thee ...
Page 53
... blow , the cloak did fly , Like streamer long and gay , Till loop and button failing both , At last it flew away . Then might all people well discern The bottles he had slung ; A bottle swinging at each side , As hath been said or sung ...
... blow , the cloak did fly , Like streamer long and gay , Till loop and button failing both , At last it flew away . Then might all people well discern The bottles he had slung ; A bottle swinging at each side , As hath been said or sung ...
Page 54
... blow . Down ran the wine into the road , Most piteous to be seen , Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been . But still he seemed to carry weight , With leathern girdle braced ; For all might see the bottle necks ...
... blow . Down ran the wine into the road , Most piteous to be seen , Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been . But still he seemed to carry weight , With leathern girdle braced ; For all might see the bottle necks ...
Page 73
... peeping eyes- Our own bluebell - the daisy , that doth rise Wherever sunbeams fall , or winds do blow ; And thousands more of blessed forms and dyes , — I love ye all ! H 74 WILD FLOWERS . Beautiful nurslings of the early dew.
... peeping eyes- Our own bluebell - the daisy , that doth rise Wherever sunbeams fall , or winds do blow ; And thousands more of blessed forms and dyes , — I love ye all ! H 74 WILD FLOWERS . Beautiful nurslings of the early dew.
Common terms and phrases
angel BATTLE OF BLENHEIM beauty beneath bird blessed bloom blossoms blow blue bowers breast breath breeze bright buds CASABIANCA child CINQUE PORTS cloud cottage cowslips cried CUCKOO dance dead dear death delight DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB doth dream earth ECHOING GREEN ELIZA COOK eyes fair Father flowers gentle glad green guilders happy hath head hear heard heart heaven hill Inchcape Rock JOHN GILPIN lamb land laugh light look Lucy MARY HOWITT merry moon morning mother nest never night NIGHT SONG o'er PIED PIPER pipe PIPER OF HAMELIN pity pleasant poor pray prayer Queen round sail shining sing SIR JOHN MOORE sister sleep smile snow song sorrow Speak gently spring stars stept sweet tears thee There's thine thou tree trysting-tree Twas unto village waves wild wind wing young