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beauty beneath bird blood blow blue bound brave breath bright bring cheer child clear cold comes cried dead dear DEATH earth Edwin face fair fairy fear feet fell FIELD flowers gallant Gilpin Gordon green half halloo hand haste hath head hear heard heart horse hour Italy John king land leaves light live looks mind morn mother nature never night Nose o'er once PETREL play poor prince quoth rest ROBIN rose round royal scene seen side sight sing smile SONG soon sound spread spring stood stormy stream sweet tale tears tell thee things thou thought Till tree true Twas vale violet wave Whilst wild wind wings WINTER wonder wood young youth
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Page 44 - She saw her brother Peterkin Roll something large and round Which he beside the rivulet In playing there had found; He came to ask what he had found That was so large and smooth and round. Old Kaspar took it from the boy Who stood expectant by: And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh "'Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he, "Who fell in the great victory.
Page 52 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown: A train-band captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, " Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. "To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair. "My sister, and my sister's child, Myself and children three, Will fill the chaise ; so you must ride On horseback after we.
Page 11 - LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEOKGE. LL for the brave, The brave that are no more ; All sunk beneath the wave, Fast by their native shore ! Eight hundred of the brave, Whose courage well was tried, Had made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land-breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset ; Down went the Royal George, With all her crew complete.
Page 12 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet, nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him.
Page 55 - And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig: He lost them sooner than at first, For why? — they were too big. Now...
Page 53 - And every soul cried out, Well done ! As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin— who but he ; His fame soon spread around — He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound.
Page 52 - Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair. My sister, and my sister's child, Myself, and children three, Will fill the chaise ; so you must ride On horseback after we. He soon replied, I do admire Of womankind but one, And you are she, my dearest dear, Therefore it shall be done. I am a linendraper bold, As all the world doth know, And my good friend the calender Will lend his horse to go.
Page 44 - They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun: But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory. "Great praise the Duke of Marlborough won And our good Prince Eugene." "Why, 'twas a very wicked thing!" Said little Wilhelmine. "Nay, nay, my little girl," quoth he, "It was a famous victory.
Page 54 - And all the world would stare If wife should dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware.
Page 31 - Through richest purple to the view Betrayed a golden gleam. The hapless nymph with wonder saw: A whisker first and then a claw, With many an ardent wish, She stretched in vain to reach the prize.
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Juvenile Verse and Picture Book |
| Author | Juvenile verse and picture book |
| Published | 1866 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 104 pages |
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