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Read Ebook: Verse and Prose for Beginners in Reading Selected from English and American Literature by Scudder Horace Elisha Editor
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G was a goat Who was spotted with brown: When he did not lie still He walked up and down. Good little goat!
H was a hat Which was all on one side; Its crown was too high, And its brim was too wide. Oh, what a hat!
I was some ice So white and so nice, But which nobody tasted; And so it was wasted. All that good ice!
J was a jug, So pretty and white, With fresh water in it At morning and night. Nice little jug!
K was a kite Which flew out of sight, Above houses so high, Quite into the sky. Fly away, kite! L was a lily, So white and so sweet! To see it and smell it Was quite a nice treat. Beautiful lily!
M was a man, Who walked round and round; And he wore a long coat That came down to the ground. Funny old man!
N was a net Which was thrown In the sea To catch fish for dinner For you and for me. Nice little net!
O was an orange So yellow and round: When it fell off the tree, It fell down to the ground. Down to the ground!
P was a polly. All red, blue, and green,-- The most beautiful polly That ever was seen. Poor little polly! Q was a quail With a very short tail; And he fed upon corn In the evening and morn. Quaint little quail!
R was a rabbit, Who had a bad habit Of eating the flowers In gardens and bowers. Naughty fat rabbit!
S was the sugar-tongs, Nippity-nee, To take up the sugar To put in our tea. Nippity-nee!
T was a tortoise, All yellow and black: He walked slowly away, And he never came back. Torty never came back!
U was an urn All polished and bright, And full of hot water At noon and at night. Useful old urn!
V was a veil With a border upon it, And a ribbon to tie it All round a pink bonnet. Pretty green veil!
W was a watch, Where, in letters of gold, The hour of the day You might always behold. Beautiful watch!
Z was a zebra, All striped white and black; And if he were tame, You might ride on his back. Pretty striped zebra!
THE EGG IN THE NEST.
There was a tree stood in the ground, The prettiest tree you ever did see; The tree in the 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 in the ground, And the green grass growing all around.
And on this limb there was a bough, The prettiest bough you ever did see; The bough on the limb, and the limb on the tree, The limb on the tree, and the tree in the wood, The tree in the wood, and the wood in the ground, And the green grass growing all around.
Now on this bough there was a nest, And in this nest there were some eggs, The prettiest eggs you ever did see; Eggs in the nest, and the nest on the bough, The bough on the limb, and the limb on the tree, The limb on the tree, and the tree in the wood, The tree in the wood, and the wood in the ground, And the green grass growing all around, And the green grass growing all around.
Hey! diddle, diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Pussy sits beside the fire, How can she be fair? In comes the little dog, "Pussy, are you there? So, so, dear Mistress Pussy, Pray tell me how do you do?" "Thank you, thank you, little dog, I'm very well just now."
Ding dong bell, The cat's in the well! Who put her in?-- Little Johnny Green. Who pulled her out?-- Big Johnny Stout. What a naughty boy was that To drown poor pussy cat, Who never did him any harm, But killed the mice in his father's barn!
DAISIES.
At evening when I go to bed I see the stars shine overhead; They are the little daisies white That dot the meadow of the Night.
And often while I'm dreaming so, Across the sky the Moon will go; It is a lady, sweet and fair, Who comes to gather daisies there.
For, when at morning I arise, There's not a star left in the skies; She's picked them all and dropped them down Into the meadows of the town.
SPINNING TOP.
When I spin round without a stop And keep my balance like the top, I find that soon the floor will swim Before my eyes; and then, like him, I lie all dizzy on the floor Until I feel like spinning more.
PROVERBS AND POPULAR SAYINGS.
Every dog has its day. Every horse thinks his own pack heaviest. Every little helps. Every man for himself, and God for us all. Faint heart never won fair lady. Fair words butter no parsnips. Fine feathers make fine birds. Follow the river and you will get to the sea. Fools build houses, and wise men live in them. For every evil under the sun, there is a remedy, or there is none; If there be one, try and find It; if there be none, never mind it. For want of a nail the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe the horse is lost; for want of a horse the rider is lost.
Bobby Shafto's gone to sea, With silver buckles at his knee; He'll come back and marry me,-- Pretty Bobby Shafto!
Bobby Shafto's fat and fair, Combing out his yellow hair, He's my love for evermore,-- Pretty Bobby Shafto!
Every lady in this land Has twenty nails upon each hand Five and twenty on hands and feet. All this is true without deceit.
Great A, little a, Bouncing B! The cat's in the cupboard, And she can't see.
Hark, hark, The dogs do bark, The beggars are coming to town; Some in rags, Some in jags, And some in velvet gowns.
Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie; When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king?
The king was in the parlor, Counting out his money; The queen was in the kitchen, Eating bread and honey;
The maid was in the garden, Hanging out the clothes; There came a little blackbird, And snipped off her nose.
Jenny was so mad, She didn't know what to do; She put her finger in her ear, And cracked it right in two.
Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock, The clock struck one, The mouse ran down; Hickory, dickory, dock.
Hot-cross buns! Hot-cross buns! One a penny, two a penny. Hot-cross buns! Hot-cross buns! Hot-cross buns! If ye have no daughters, Give them to your sons.
How does my lady's garden grow? How does my lady's garden grow? With cockle shells, and silver bells, And pretty maids all of a row.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.
Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree-top, When the wind blows, the cradle will rock, When the bough bends, the cradle will fall, Down will come baby, bough, cradle, and all.
Some little mice sat in a barn to spin; Pussy came by, and popped her head in; "Shall I come in, and cut your threads off?" "Oh, no, kind sir, you would snap our heads off."
If all the world were apple-pie? And all the sea were ink. And all the trees were bread and cheese, What should we have for drink?
If wishes were horses, Beggars might ride; If turnips were watches, I would wear one by my side.
I have a little sister, they call her peep, peep; She wades the waters deep, deep, deep; She climbs the mountains high, high, high; Poor little creature, she has but one eye.
WHO STOLE THE BIRD'S NEST?
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