Sing-song, a Nursery Rhyme Book, and Other Poems for ChildrenMacmillan, 1924 - 120 ページ Originally published in 1872, this book of nursery rhymes contains many poems which are now accepted classics. |
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baby birds bleak mid-winter blow Brownie cherry bob Cherubim Christmas Clever little Willie Cluck coal cockatoo Comfits cowslip crow could swim Darling little Cousin diamond fishes set umbrellas frankincense give Glory happy spirit Heartsease heaven Hop-o'-my-thumb and little horns point house of cards innocent bright-eyed daisies January cold desolate Jesus Kikirikee Kookoorookoo Lady Moon Lambkins little Alice little Jack Horner little Willie wee Love me,-I love Mattie And fat Minnie and Mattie moon tired mouse could fly myrrh oh lullaby ox and ass peach Playing at bob Polly pretty purse I'll ferry rainy sound seen the wind shake the cherry-tree Shepherds Sing it high Snowdrops song-singing thrush sprat could walk Stanford University stitch summer sun could tell sure the swallow Swift and sure Three plum buns toad toadstool comes Topsy-Turvy tree violets watery place Wee wee husband white hen sitting wind is passing Woolly Wrens and robins yellow
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3 ページ - Who has seen the wind ? Neither I nor you ; But when the leaves hang trembling The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind ? Neither you nor I ; But when the trees bow down their heads The wind is passing by.
77 ページ - In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, ' Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him Nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away When He comes to reign: In the bleak mid-winter A stable-place sufficed The Lord God Almighty Jesus Christ.
73 ページ - What can I give him, poor as I am? if I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb, if I were a wise man I would do my part; yet what I can I give him, give my heart.
22 ページ - Boats sail on the rivers, And ships sail on the seas; But clouds that sail across the sky Are prettier far than these. There are bridges on the rivers, As pretty as you please; But the bow that bridges heaven And overtops the trees, And builds a road from earth to sky, Is prettier far than these.
78 ページ - Worshipped the Beloved With a kiss. What can I give Him, Poor as I am? If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb, If I were a Wise Man I would do my part, — Yet what I can I give Him, Give my heart.
29 ページ - THE CITY MOUSE AND THE GARDEN MOUSE The city mouse lives in a house; The garden mouse lives in a bower, He's friendly with the frogs and toads, And sees the pretty plants in flower. The city mouse eats bread and cheese; The garden mouse eats what he can; We will not grudge him seeds and stocks, Poor little timid furry man. Christina...
62 ページ - How many seconds in a minute? Sixty, and no more in it. How many minutes in an hour? Sixty for sun and shower. How many hours in a day ? Twenty-four for work and play. How many days in a week? Seven both to hear and speak. How many weeks in a month-? Four, as the swift moon runn'th. How many months in a year ? Twelve the almanac makes clear.
76 ページ - BEFORE the paling of the stars, Before the winter morn, Before the earliest cock-crow Jesus Christ was born : Born in a stable Cradled in a manger, In the world His hands had made Born a stranger. Priest and King lay fast asleep In Jerusalem, Young and old lay fast asleep In crowded Bethlehem : Saint and Angel, ox and ass, Kept a watch together, Before the Christmas daybreak In the winter weather.
79 ページ - The Shepherds had an Angel, The Wise Men had a star, But what have I, a little child, To guide me home from far, Where glad stars sing together And singing angels are? Lord Jesus is my guardian, So I can nothing lack. The lambs lie in His bosom, Along life's dangerous track, The wilful lambs that go astray, He bleeding bringeth back.
45 ページ - A pin has a head, but has no hair ; A clock has a face, but no mouth there ; Needles have eyes, but they cannot see ; A fly has a trunk without lock or key...