The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children. Various

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      The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664612717

Table of Contents

       THE POSY RING

       I

       A YEAR'S WINDFALLS

       A YEAR'S WINDFALLS

       II

       THE CHILD'S WORLD

       THE CHILD'S WORLD

       III

       HIAWATHA'S CHICKENS

       HIAWATHA'S CHICKENS

       IV

       THE FLOWER FOLK

       THE FLOWER FOLK

       V

       HIAWATHA'S BROTHERS

       HIAWATHA'S BROTHERS

       VI

       OTHER LITTLE CHILDREN

       OTHER LITTLE CHILDREN

       VII

       PLAY-TIME

       PLAY-TIME

       VIII

       STORY TIME

       STORY TIME

       IX

       BED TIME [L]

       BED-TIME

       X

       FOR SUNDAY'S CHILD

       FOR SUNDAY'S CHILD

       XI

       BELLS OF CHRISTMAS

       BELLS OF CHRISTMAS

       INDEX

THE POSY RING

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I

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A YEAR'S WINDFALLS

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      Who comes dancing over the snow, His soft little feet all bare and rosy? Open the door, though the wild winds blow, Take the child in and make him cosy. Take him in and hold him dear, He is the wonderful glad New Year.

      Dinah M. Mulock.

A YEAR'S WINDFALLS

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       Marjorie's Almanac

      Robins in the tree-top,

       Blossoms in the grass,

       Green things a-growing

       Everywhere you pass;

       Sudden little breezes,

       Showers of silver dew,

       Black bough and bent twig

       Budding out anew;

       Pine-tree and willow-tree,

       Fringèd elm and larch—

       Don't you think that May-time's

       Pleasanter than March?

       Apples in the orchard

       Mellowing one by one;

       Strawberries upturning

       Soft cheeks to the sun;

       Roses faint with sweetness,

       Lilies fair of face,

       Drowsy scents and murmurs

       Haunting every place;

       Lengths of golden sunshine,

       Moonlight bright as day—

       Don't you think that summer's