Come Hither: A Collection of Rhymes and Poems for the Young of All AgesA collection of rhymes and poems for the young of all ages. |
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Page xiii
... observed at the windows was an old maid with flaps to her cap , who would sometimes shake a duster out into the air as if for a signal to someone up in the hills . Apart from her , I had occasionally seen Miss Taroone [ xiii ]
... observed at the windows was an old maid with flaps to her cap , who would sometimes shake a duster out into the air as if for a signal to someone up in the hills . Apart from her , I had occasionally seen Miss Taroone [ xiii ]
Page xv
... maid with the cap - flaps I had seen at the windows , and bade her bring me some fruit and a dish of cream . Miss Taroone watched me while I ate it . And uncommonly good it was , though I would rather have been enjoying it alone . From ...
... maid with the cap - flaps I had seen at the windows , and bade her bring me some fruit and a dish of cream . Miss Taroone watched me while I ate it . And uncommonly good it was , though I would rather have been enjoying it alone . From ...
Page xvii
... maids actually came in to Thrae from East Dene , or from elsewhere , they must have come and gone very late , or early . It seemed bad manners to be too cu- rious . On the other hand , I rarely saw much of the back parts of the house ...
... maids actually came in to Thrae from East Dene , or from elsewhere , they must have come and gone very late , or early . It seemed bad manners to be too cu- rious . On the other hand , I rarely saw much of the back parts of the house ...
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... Maid , with gold upon her toe , Open you the West Door , and turn the Old Year go . Sing reign of Fair Maid with gold upon her chin , - Open you the East Door , and let the New Year in . Sing levy dew , sing levy dew , the water and the ...
... Maid , with gold upon her toe , Open you the West Door , and turn the Old Year go . Sing reign of Fair Maid with gold upon her chin , - Open you the East Door , and let the New Year in . Sing levy dew , sing levy dew , the water and the ...
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... bills his best , And they sit outside at " The Travellers ' Rest , " And maids come forth sprig - muslin drest , And citizens dream of the south and west , And so do I. This is the weather the shepherd shuns , And so [ 9 ]
... bills his best , And they sit outside at " The Travellers ' Rest , " And maids come forth sprig - muslin drest , And citizens dream of the south and west , And so do I. This is the weather the shepherd shuns , And so [ 9 ]
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bells bird bonny breast bright called child CHRISTINA ROSSETTI cold dance dark dark Rosaleen dead dear death doth dream earth EMILY BRONTË eyes fair flowers gold gone green hair hame hand hath head hear heard heart heaven hill John JOHN KEATS John Peel King lady light live look Lord maid MARY COLERIDGE merry Messrs Miss Taroone moon morning mother Nahum's never night o'er PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Peter Gurney play poem rhyme ring ROBERT HERRICK rose round sail shadow shining ship silver sing sleep snow song soul sound stanza stars stone sweet tears tell thee things Thomas Thomas Campion THOMAS HARDY thou tree Twas Uncle Tom Cobley unto voice weep wild WILLIAM WILLIAM BLAKE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind wings wonder wood words young