Poetry for ChildrenPoems with varying degrees of difficulty and a wide range of subject matter, specifically chosen for elementary children. |
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baby beneath beside bird blessed bright Caldon-Low child comes cried danced dead dear DEATH E. H. Garrett early earth eyes F. T. Merrill face fair father feet fields flowers Garrett and Merrill gave give glad gone grass grave GRAY green grow hand head hear heard heart Heaven hill kissed lamb laugh leave light little Dandelion Little white Lily live Lochinvar look Lord Lucy Mary meet Miss moon morning mother nest never night o'er pass play poor pretty Queen rest rise Robin Rook rose round seemed seen shining sing sleep smile snow song sorrow stars stay sweet tear tell thee There's thing thou thought Till TOMMY took tree Twas TWINKLE voice wait waves wild wind WOOD young
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Page 108 - mong Graemes of the Netherby clan ; Forsters, Fenwicks, and Musgraves, they rode and they ran : There was racing and chasing on Cannobie Lee, But the lost bride of Netherby ne'er did they see. So daring in love, and so dauntless in war, Have ye e'er heard of gallant like young Lochinvar?
Page 106 - He stayed not for brake, and he stopped not for stone, He swam the Eske river where ford there was none; But, ere he alighted at Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late; For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar. So boldly he entered the Netherby Hall, Among bridesmen, and kinsmen, and brothers, and all.
Page 48 - That, father, will I gladly do ; Tis scarcely afternoon — • The Minster clock has just struck two, And yonder is the moon.
Page 93 - With a little old driver so lively and quick I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled and shouted and called them by name: "Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen! To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall! Now, dash away, dash away, dash away all!
Page 117 - Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar ; The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more. Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves were white below, No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea...
Page 105 - O, young Lochinvar is come out of the west, Through all the wide Border his steed was the best ; And save his good broad-sword he weapons had none, He rode all unarm'd, and he rode all alone.
Page 123 - I'm the chief of Ulva's isle, And this, Lord Ullin's daughter. 'And fast before her father's men Three days we've fled together, For should he find us in the glen, My blood would stain the heather. 'His horsemen hard behind us ride — Should they our steps discover, Then who will cheer my bonny bride When they have slain her lover?
Page 66 - I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break : But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o
Page 118 - Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home...
Page 55 - Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. "They shall all bloom in fields of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints, upon their garments white, These sacred blossoms wear.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Poetry for Children |
| Author | Samuel Eliot |
| Editor | Samuel Eliot |
| Publisher | Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1879 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 Apr 2007 |
| ISBN | 1404727906, 9781404727908 |
| Length | 327 pages |
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