 In a dairy a crow, Having ventured to go, Some food for her young ones to seek, Flew up in the trees, With a fine piece of cheese, Which she joyfully held in her beak. A fox, who lived by, To the tree saw her fly, And to share in the prize made a vow;...  Original Poems, for Infant Minds - Page 68by Jane Taylor, Ann Taylor - 1821 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ann Taylor - Children's poetry - 1832 - 118 pages
...girls can rehearse, Perhaps it will tell Pretty nearly as well, If we try the same fable in verse. In a dairy a crow Having ventured to go, Some food...Which she joyfully held in her beak. A fox who lived by, To the tree saw her fly, And to share in the prize made a vow; For having just dined, He for cheese... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - Recitations - 1844 - 302 pages
...children rehearse ; Perhaps it will tell pretty nearly as well, If we try the same fable in verse. In a dairy, a crow having ventured to go, Some food...to the tree saw her fly, And to share in the prize laid his plan, For he knew, if she'd speak, it must fall from her beak, So bowing politely, began.... | |
 | John Hall - Elocution - 1845 - 354 pages
...can rehearse ; Perhaps it will tell' Pretty nearly as well', If we try the same fable in versev. 2. In a dairy a crow^ Having ventured to go, Some food...piece of cheese', Which she joyfully held in her beak. 3. A fox', that lived nigh', To the tree saw her fl/, And to share in the prize made a vow ' For having... | |
 | Robert Connel - 1853 - 210 pages
...girls can re-hearse'; Perhaps it will tell, Pretty nearly as well, If we try the same fa'ble in verse. In a dairy a crow, Having ventured to go, Some food...Which she joyfully held in her beak. A fox who lived by. To the tree saw her fly, And to share in the prize made a vow-, For, having just dined, He for... | |
 | Robert Armstrong (master of Madras coll.) - 1853 - 194 pages
...girls can rehearse ; Perhaps it will tell Pretty nearly as well, If we try the same fable in verse. To a dairy a crow Having ventured to go, Some food for her young ones to seek, Carried off to the trees A large piece of cheese, Which she joyfully held in her beak. A fox who lived... | |
 | Salem Town - Readers - 1855 - 492 pages
...READER. Perhaps | it will tell, Prttty near | ly as well, If we try | the same fa | bl6 In verse. 2. In a dairy, a crow, Having ventured to go, Some food...piece of cheese, Which she joyfully held in her beak. 8. A fox that lived nigh, To the tree saw her fly, And to share in the prize made a vow ; For having... | |
 | Salem Town - 1857 - 524 pages
...rehearse ; Perhaps | It will tell, Pretty near | ly as well, If we try | th6 sime fa | ble in verse. 2. In a dairy, a crow, Having ventured to go, Some food...piece of cheese, Which she joyfully held in her beak. 3. A fox that lived nigh, To the tree saw her flyt And to share in the prize made a vow ; For having... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - Readers - 1859 - 356 pages
...children rehearse ; Perhaps it will tell pretty nearly as well, If we try the same fable in verse. In a dairy, a crow having ventured to go, Some food for her young ones to seek ; A fox, who lived nigh, to the tree saw her fly, And to share in the prize laid his plan ; For he... | |
 | Salem Town - Readers - 1859 - 496 pages
...Flew up in the trees, With a fine piece of cheese, Which she joyfully held in her beak. 3. A fox that lived nigh, To the tree saw her fly, And to share in the prize made avow; For having just dined, He for cheese felt inclined; So he went and sat under the bough. EXERCISE... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - 1862 - 304 pages
...the main.' ANAPAESTIC METRE. The shortest form of this metre consists of two anapaests ; as, 1 2 ' In a dai|ry a crow Having ventured to go Some food...piece of cheese, Which she joyfully held in her beak.' The second form consists of three anapaests ; as, 12 3 ' I am mon|arch of all | I survey, My right... | |
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