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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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