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the home book of verse-1-第18部分

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But a sunbeam got in; and the trees understood。



I went to this wood; at the end of the snows;

And as I was walking I saw a primrose;

Only one!  Shall I show you the place where it grows?



There once was a house; and a very dark house;

As dark; I believe; as the hole of a mouse;

Or a tree in my wood; at the thick of the boughs。



I went to this house; and I searched it aright;

I opened the chambers; and I found a light;

Only one!  Shall I show you this little lamp bright?



There once was a cave; and this very dark cave

One day took a gift from an incoming wave;

And I made up my mind to know what the sea gave。



I took a lit torch; I walked round the ness

When the water was lowest; and in a recess

In my cave was a jewel。  Will nobody guess?



O there was a baby; he sat on my knee;

With a pearl in his mouth that was precious to me;

His little dark mouth like my cave of the sea!



I said to my heart; 〃And my jewel is bright!

He blooms like a primrose!  He shines like a light!〃

Put your hand in his mouth!  Do you feel?  He can bite!



William Brighty Rands '1823…1882'





BABY'S BREAKFAST



Baby wants his breakfast;

Oh! what shall I do?

Said the cow; 〃I'll give him

Nice fresh milk … moo…oo!〃



Said the hen; 〃Cut…dah cut!

I have laid an egg

For the Baby's breakfast …

Take it now; I beg!〃



And the buzzing bee said;

〃Here is honey sweet。

Don't you think the Baby

Would like that to eat?〃



Then the baker kindly

Brought the Baby's bread。

〃Breakfast is all ready;〃

Baby's mother said;



〃But before the Baby

Eats his dainty food;

Will he not say 'Thank you!'

To his friends so good?〃



Then the bonny Baby

Laughed and laughed away。

That was all the 〃Thank you〃

He knew how to say。



Emilie Poulsson '1853…





THE MOON



O; look at the moon!

She is shining up there;

O mother; she looks

Like a lamp in the air。



Last week she was smaller;

And shaped like a bow;

But now she's grown bigger;

And round as an O。



Pretty moon; pretty moon;

How you shine on the door;

And make it all bright

On my nursery floor!



You shine on my playthings;

And show me their place;

And I love to look up

At your pretty bright face。



And there is a star

Close by you; and maybe

That small twinkling star

Is your little baby。



Eliza Lee Fallen '1787…1859'





BABY AT PLAY



Brow bender; Eye peeper;

Nose smeller; Mouth eater;

Chin chopper;

Knock at the door … peep in;

Lift up the latch … walk in。



Here sits the Lord Mayor; here sit his two men;

Here sits the cock; and here sits the hen;

Here sit the chickens; and here they go in;

Chippety; chippety; chippety; chin。



This little pig went to market;

This little pig stayed at home;

This little pig got roast beef;

This little pig got none;

This little pig cried wee; wee; all the way home。



One; two;

Buckle my shoe;

Three; four;

Shut the door;

Five; six;

Pick up sticks;

Seven; eight;

Lay them straight;

Nine; ten;

A good fat hen;

Eleven; twelve;

Who will delve?

Thirteen; fourteen;

Maids a…courting;

Fifteen; sixteen;

Maids a…kissing;

Seventeen; eighteen;

Maids a…waiting;

Nineteen; twenty;

My stomach's empty。





THE DIFFERENCE



Eight fingers;

Ten toes;

Two eyes;

And one nose。

Baby said

When she smelt the rose;

〃Oh! what a pity

I've only one nose!〃



Ten teeth

In even rows;

Three dimples;

And one nose。

Baby said

When she smelt the snuff;

〃Deary me!

One nose is enough。〃



Laura E。 Richards '1850…





FOOT SOLDIERS



'Tis all the way to Toe…town;

Beyond the Knee…high hill;

That Baby has to travel down

To see the soldiers drill。



One; two; three; four; five; a…row …

A captain and his men …

And on the other side; you know;

Are six; seven; eight; nine; ten。



John Banister Tabb '1845…1909'





TOM THUMB'S ALPHABET



A was an Archer; who shot at a frog;

B was a Butcher; who had a great dog;

C was a Captain; all covered with lace;

D was a Drunkard; and had a red face;

E was an Esquire; with pride on his brow;

F was a Farmer; and followed the plow;

G was a Gamester; who had but ill luck;

H was a Hunter; who hunted a buck;

I was an Innkeeper; who loved to bouse;

J was a Joiner; who built up a house;

K was a King; so mighty and grand;

L was a Lady; who had a white hand;

M was a Miser; and hoarded his gold;

N was a Nobleman; gallant and bold;

O was an Oysterman; who went about town;

P was a Parson; and wore a black gown;

Q was a Quack; with a wonderful pill;

R was a Robber; who wanted to kill;

S was a Sailor; who spent all he got;

T was a Tinker; and mended a pot;

U was an Usurer; a miserable elf;

V was a Vintner; who drank all himself;

W was a Watchman; who guarded the door;

X was Expensive; and so became poor;

Y was a Youth; that did not love school;

Z was a Zany; a poor harmless fool。





GRAMMAR IN RHYME



Three little words; you often see;

Are articles A; An; and The。

A Noun is the name of anything;

As School; or Garden; Hoop; or Swing。

Adjectives tell the kind of Noun;

As Great; Small; Pretty; White; or Brown。

Instead of Nouns the Pronouns stand;

Her head; His face; Your arm; My hand。

Verbs tell something being done …

To Read; Count; Laugh; Sing; Jump; or Run。

How things are done the Adverbs tell;

As Slowly; Quickly; Ill; or Well。

Conjunctions join the words together …

As men And women; wind Or weather。

The Preposition stands before

A noun; as In or Through a door;

The Interjection shows surprise;

As Oh! how pretty!  Ah! how wise!

The Whole are called nine parts of speech;

Which reading; writing; speaking teach。





DAYS OF THE MONTH



Thirty days hath September;

April; June; and November;

All the rest have thirty…one;

February twenty…eight alone; …

Except in leap year; at which time

February's days are twenty…nine。





THE GARDEN YEAR



January brings the snow;

Makes our feet and fingers glow。



February brings the rain;

Thaws the frozen lake again。



March brings breezes; loud and shrill;

To stir the dancing daffodil。



April brings the primrose sweet;

Scatters daisies at our feet。



May brings flocks of pretty lambs

Skipping by their fleecy dams。



June brings tulips; lilies; roses;

Fills the children's hands with posies。



Hot July brings cooling showers;

Apricots; and gillyflowers。



August brings the sheaves of corn;

Then the harvest home is borne。



Warm September brings the fruit;

Sportsmen then begin to shoot。



Fresh October brings the pheasant;

Then to gather nuts is pleasant。



Dull November brings the blast;

Then the leaves are whirling fast。



Chill December brings the sleet;

Blazing fire; and Christmas treat。



Sara Coleridge '1802…1852'





RIDDLES



There was a girl in our town;

Silk an' satin was her gown;

Silk an' satin; gold an' velvet;

Guess her name; three times I've telled it。

(Ann。)



As soft as silk; as white as milk; 

As bitter as gall; a thick green wall;

And a green coat covers me all。

(A walnut。)



Make three fourths of a cross;

And a circle complete;

And let two semicircles

On a perpendicular meet;

Next add a triangle

That stands on two feet;

Next two semicircles;

And a circle complete。

(TOBACCO。)



Flour of England; fruit of Spain;

Met together in a shower of rain;

Put in a bag tied round with a string;

If you'll tell me this riddle; I'll give you a ring。

(A plum…pudding。)



In marble walls as white as milk;

Lined with a skin as soft as silk;

Within a fountain crystal clear;

A golden apple doth appear。

No doors there are to this stronghold;

Yet thieves break in and steal the gold。

(An egg。)



Little Nanny Etticoat;

In a white petticoat;

And a red nose;

The longer she stands;

The shorter she grows。

(A candle。)



Long legs; crooked thighs;

Little head and no eyes。

(A pair of tongs。)



Thirty white horses upon a red hill;

Now they tramp; now they champ; now they stand still。

(The teeth。)



Formed long ago; yet made to…day;

Employed while others sleep;

What few would like to give away;

Nor any wish to keep。

(A bed。)



Lives in winter;

Dies in summer;

And grows with its root upwards。

(An icicle。)



Elizabeth; Lizzy; Betsy and Bess;

All went together to seek a bird's nest;

They found a nest with five eggs in it;

They each took one and left four in it。



Thomas a Tattamus took two T's;

To tie two tups to two tall trees;

To frighten the terrible Thomas a Tattamus!

Tell me how many T's there are in all THAT!



Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye;

And a long tail which she let fly;

And every time she went over a gap;

She left a bit of her tail in a trap。

(A needle and thread。)



As I went through a garden gap;

Who should I meet but Dick Red…Cap!

A stick in his hand; a stone in his throat;

If you'll tell me this riddle; I'll give you a groat。

(A cherry。)



Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Cannot put Humpty Dumpty together again。

(An egg。)



As I was going to St。 Ives;

I met a man with seven wives;

Every wife had seven sacks;

Every sack had seven cats;

Every cat had seven kits …

Kits; cats; sacks; and wives;

How many were going to St。 Ives?

(One。)



Two legs sat upon three legs;

With one leg in his lap;

In comes four legs

And runs away with one leg;

Up jumps two legs;

Catches up three legs;

Throws it after four legs;

And makes him drop one leg。

(A man; a stool; a leg of mutton; and a dog。)





PROVERBS



If wishes were horses;

Beggars would ride;

If turnips were wa
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