Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-training Classes, Part 1923Charles Madison Curry, Erle Elsworth Clippinger This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
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... Wood 136. The Fox and His Wife under a hill 102. There was an old woman of Leeds 103. There was an old woman of Norwich 104. There was an old woman tossed up in a basket 142. The Burial of Poor Cock Robin 143. Dame Wiggins of Lee , and ...
... Wood 136. The Fox and His Wife under a hill 102. There was an old woman of Leeds 103. There was an old woman of Norwich 104. There was an old woman tossed up in a basket 142. The Burial of Poor Cock Robin 143. Dame Wiggins of Lee , and ...
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... Wood . 404 423 336. The Pobble Who Has No Toes . 404 RALPH WALDO EMERSON " LEWIS CARROLL " 363. Fable 424 337. The Walrus and the Carpenter 405 364. Concord Hymn 424 338. A Strange Wild Song . 406 SIR WALTER SCOTT ISAAC WATTS 365 ...
... Wood . 404 423 336. The Pobble Who Has No Toes . 404 RALPH WALDO EMERSON " LEWIS CARROLL " 363. Fable 424 337. The Walrus and the Carpenter 405 364. Concord Hymn 424 338. A Strange Wild Song . 406 SIR WALTER SCOTT ISAAC WATTS 365 ...
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... wood and clay , Dance o'er my lady Lee ; Build it up with wood and clay , With a gay lady . Wood and clay will wash away , Dance o'er my lady Lee ; Wood and clay will wash away , With a gay lady . Build it up with stone so strong ...
... wood and clay , Dance o'er my lady Lee ; Build it up with wood and clay , With a gay lady . Wood and clay will wash away , Dance o'er my lady Lee ; Wood and clay will wash away , With a gay lady . Build it up with stone so strong ...
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... WOOD My dear , you must know that a long time ago , Two poor little children whose names I don't know , Were stolen away on a fine summer's day , And left in a wood , as I've heard people say . Poor babes in the wood , poor babes in the ...
... WOOD My dear , you must know that a long time ago , Two poor little children whose names I don't know , Were stolen away on a fine summer's day , And left in a wood , as I've heard people say . Poor babes in the wood , poor babes in the ...
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... wood , and the wood in the ground , And the green grass growing all around . And on this tree there was a limb , The prettiest limb you ever did see ; The limb on the tree , and the tree in the wood , The tree in the wood , and the wood ...
... wood , and the wood in the ground , And the green grass growing all around . And on this tree there was a limb , The prettiest limb you ever did see ; The limb on the tree , and the tree in the wood , The tree in the wood , and the wood ...
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Page 419 - I WANDERED lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils, Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
Page 29 - OLD King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 394 - Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
Page 423 - Philomel, with melody Sing in our sweet lullaby ; Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby : Never harm, Nor spell nor charm, Come our lovely lady nigh ; So, good night, with lullaby.
Page 415 - Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord." "And is mine one?
Page 678 - ... cometh to you with words set in delightful proportion, either accompanied with, or prepared for, the well-enchanting skill of music; and with a tale, forsooth, he cometh unto you, with a tale which holdeth children from play and old men from the chimney corner...
Page 373 - Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go.
Page 406 - The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'To talk of many things; Of shoes — and ships — and sealing wax — Of cabbages — and kings — And why the sea is boiling hot — And whether pigs have wings.
Page 294 - Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on 'the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and passing from one thought to another, Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream.
Page 424 - Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land ? Whose heart hath ne'er within him burned, As home his footsteps he hath turned, From wandering on a foreign strand ? If such there breathe, go mark him well...