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the home book of verse-1-第31部分
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But his house is like a bathing…machine;
The world is round; and he can ride;
Rumble and slash; to the other side!
With the peddler…man I should like to roam;
And write a book when I came home;
All the people would read my book;
Just like the Travels of Captain Cook!
William Brighty Rands '1823…1882'
MR。 COGGS
A watch will tell the time of day;
Or tell it nearly; any way;
Excepting when it's overwound;
Or when you drop it on the ground。
If any of our watches stop;
We haste to Mr。 Coggs's shop;
For though to scold us he pretends;
He's quite among our special friends。
He fits a dice…box in his eye;
And takes a long and thoughtful spy;
And prods the wheels; and says; 〃Dear; dear!
More carelessness; I greatly fear。〃
And then he lays the dice…box down
And frowns a most prodigious frown;
But if we ask him what's the time;
He'll make his gold repeater chime。
Edward Verrall Lucas '1868…
THE BUILDING OF THE NEST
They'll come again to the apple tree …
Robin and all the rest …
When the orchard branches are fair to see;
In the snow of the blossoms dressed;
And the prettiest thing in the world will be
The building of the nest。
Weaving it well; so round and trim;
Hollowing it with care; …
Nothing too far away for him;
Nothing for her too fair; …
Hanging it safe on the topmost limb;
Their castle in the air。
Ah! mother bird; you'll have weary days
When the eggs are under your breast;
And shadow may darken the dancing rays
When the wee ones leave the nest;
But they'll find their wings in a glad amaze。
And God will see to the rest。
So come to the trees with all your train
When the apple blossoms blow;
Through the April shimmer of sun and rain;
Go flying to and fro;
And sing to our hearts as we watch again
Your fairy building grow。
Margaret Sangster '1838…1912'
〃THERE WAS A JOLLY MILLER〃
From 〃Love in a Village〃
There was a jolly miller once lived on the river Dee;
He danced and sang from morn till night; no lark so blithe as he;
And this the burden of his song forever used to be: …
〃I care for nobody; no not I; if nobody cares for me。
〃I live by my mill; God bless her! she's kindred; child; and wife;
I would not change my station for any other in life;
No lawyer; surgeon; or doctor e'er had a groat from me;
I care for nobody; no not I if nobody cares for me。〃
When spring begins his merry career; oh; how his heart grows gay;
No summer's drought alarms his fear; nor winter's cold decay;
No foresight mars the miller's joy; who's wont to sing and say;
〃Let others toil from year to year; I live from day to day。〃
Thus; like the miller; bold and free; let us rejoice and sing;
The days of youth are made for glee; and time is on the wing;
This song shall pass from me to thee; along the jovial ring;
Let heart and voice and all agree to say; 〃Long live the king。〃
Isaac Bickerstaff ' ? …1812?'
ONE AND ONE
Two little girls are better than one;
Two little boys can double the fun;
Two little birds can build a fine nest;
Two little arms can love mother best。
Two little ponies must go to a span;
Two little pockets has my little man;
Two little eyes to open and close;
Two little ears and one little nose;
Two little elbows; dimpled and sweet;
Two little shoes on two little feet;
Two little lips and one little chin;
Two little cheeks with a rose shut in;
Two little shoulders; chubby and strong;
Two little legs running all day long。
Two little prayers does my darling say;
Twice does he kneel by my side each day;
Two little folded hands; soft and brown;
Two little eyelids cast meekly down;
And two little angels guard him in bed;
〃One at the foot; and one at the head。〃
Mary Mapes Dodge '1831…1905'
A NURSERY SONG
Oh; Peterkin Pout and Gregory Grout
Are two little goblins black。
Full oft from my house I've driven them out;
But somehow they still come back。
They clamber up to the baby's mouth;
And pull the corners down;
They perch aloft on the baby's brow;
And twist it into a frown。
Chorus:
And one says 〃Must!〃 and t'other says 〃Can't!〃
And one says 〃Shall!〃 and t'other says 〃Shan't!〃
Oh; Peterkin Pout and Gregory Grout;
I pray you now from my house keep out!
But Samuel Smile and Lemuel Laugh
Are two little fairies bright;
They're always ready for fun and chaff;
And sunshine is their delight。
And when they creep into Baby's eyes;
Why; there the sunbeams are;
And when they peep through her rosy lips;
Her laughter rings near and far。
Chorus:
And one says 〃Please!〃 and t'other says 〃Do!〃
And both together say 〃I love you!〃
So; Lemuel Laugh and Samuel Smile;
Come in; my dears; and tarry awhile!
Laura E。 Richards '1850…
A MORTIFYING MISTAKE
I studied my tables over and over; and backward and forward; too;
But I couldn't remember six times nine; and I didn't know what to do;
Till sister told me to play with my doll; and not to bother my head。
〃If you call her 'Fifty…four' for a while; you'll learn it by heart;〃
she said。
So I took my favorite; Mary Ann (though I thought 'twas a dreadful shame
To give such a perfectly lovely child such a perfectly horrid name);
And I called her my dear little 〃Fifty…four〃 a hundred times; till I knew
The answer of six times nine as well as the answer of two times two。
Next day Elizabeth Wigglesworth; who always acts so proud;
Said; 〃Six times nine is fifty…two;〃 and I nearly laughed aloud!
But I wished I hadn't when teacher said; 〃Now; Dorothy; tell if you can。〃
For I thought of my doll and … sakes alive! … I answered; 〃Mary Ann!〃
Anna Maria Pratt '18 …
THE RAGGEDY MAN
O the Raggedy Man! He works fer Pa;
An' he's the goodest man ever you saw!
He comes to our house every day;
An' waters the horses; an' feeds 'em hay;
An' he opens the shed … an' we all ist laugh
When he drives out our little old wobble…ly calf;
An' nen … ef our hired girl says he can …
He milks the cow fer 'Lizabuth Ann。 …
Ain't he a' awful good Raggedy Man?
Raggedy! Raggedy! Raggedy Man!
W'y; the Raggedy Man … he's ist so good
He splits the kindlin' an' chops the wood;
An' nen he spades in our garden; too;
An' does most things 'at boys can't do。 …
He clumbed clean up in our big tree
An' shooked a' apple down fer me …
An' nother'n'; too; fer 'Lizabuth Ann …
An' nother'n'; too; fer the Raggedy Man。 …
Ain't he a' awful kind Raggedy Man?
Raggedy! Raggedy! Raggedy Man!
An' the Raggedy Man; be knows most rhymes
An' tells 'em; ef I be good; sometimes:
Knows 'bout Giunts; an' Griffuns; an' Elves;
An' the Squidgicum…Squees 'at swallers therselves!
An'; wite by the pump in our pasture…lot;
He showed me the hole 'at the Wunks is got;
'At lives 'way deep in the ground; an' can
Turn into me; er 'Lizabuth Ann!
Er Ma; er Pa; er the Raggedy Man!
Ain't he a funny old Raggedy Man?
Raggedy! Raggedy! Raggedy Man!
The Raggedy Man … one time when he
Was makin' a little bow…n'…orry fer me;
Says; 〃When you're big like your Pa is;
Air you go' to keep a fine store like his …
An' be a rich merchunt … an' wear fine clothes? …
Er what air you go' to be; goodness knows?〃
An' nen he laughed at 'Lizabuth Ann;
An' I says 〃'M go' to be a Raggedy Man! …
I'm ist go' to be a nice Raggedy Man!〃
Raggedy! Raggedy! Raggedy Man!
James Whitcomb Riley '1849…1916'
THE MAN IN THE MOON
Said the Raggedy Man; on a hot afternoon;
〃My!
Sakes!
What a lot o' mistakes
Some little folks makes on The Man in the Moon!
But people that's b'en up to see him; like me;
And calls on him frequent and intimutly;
Might drop a few facts that would interest you
Clean!
Through! …
If you wanted 'em to …
Some actual facts that might interest you!
〃O The Man in the Moon has a crick in his back;
Whee!
Whimm!
Ain't you sorry for him?
And a mole on his nose that is purple and black;
And his eyes are so weak that they water and run
If he dares to dream even he looks at the sun。 …
So he jes' dreams of stars; as the doctors advise …
My!
Eyes!
But isn't he wise …
To jes' dream of stars; as the doctors advise?
〃And The Man in the Moon has a boil on his ear; …
Whee!
Whing!
What a singular thing!
I know! but these facts are authentic; my dear; …
There's a boil on his ear; and a corn on his chin; …
He calls it a dimple … but dimples stick in …
Yet it might be a dimple turned over; you know!
Whang!
Ho!
Why; certainly so! …
It might be a dimple turned over; you know!
〃And The Man in the Moon has a rheumatic knee; …
Gee!
Whizz!
What a pity that is!
And his toes have worked round where his heels ought to be。
So whenever he wants to go North he goes South;
And comes back with porridge crumbs all round his mouth;
And he brushes them off with a Japanese fan。
Whing!
Whann!
What a marvelous man!
What a very remarkably marvelous man!
〃And The Man in the Moon;〃 sighed the Raggedy Man;
〃Gits!
So!
Sullonesome; you know; …
Up there by hisse'f sence creation began! …
That when I call on him and then come away;
He grabs me and holds me and begs me to stay; …
Till … Well! if it wasn't fer Jimmy…cum…Jim;
Dadd!
Limb!
I'd go pardners with him …
Jes' jump my job here and be pardners with him!〃
James Whitcomb Riley '1849…1916'
LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE
Little Orphant Annie's come to our house to stay;
An' wash the cups an' saucers up; an' brush the crumbs away;
An' shoo the chickens off the porch; an' dust the hearth; an' sweep;
An' make the fire; an' bake the bread; an' earn her board an'…keep;
An' all us other children; when the supper things is done;
We set around the kitchen fire an' has the mostest fun
A…list'nin' to the wi
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