 Young birds in their pretty nest, I must not in play Steal the birds away, To grieve their mother's breast. My mother, I know, Would sorrow so, Should I be stolen away; So I'll speak to the birds In my softest words, Nor hurt them in my play.  The Beacon Second Reader - Page 65by James Hiram Fassett - 1914 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Children's poetry - 1850 - 156 pages
...grieve their mother's breast. My mother, I know, Would sorrow so, Should I be stolen away ; So I'll speak to the birds In my softest words, Nor hurt them...And when they can fly, In the bright blue sky, They will warble their songs to me ; And then if I'm sad, It will make me glad, To think they are happy... | |
 | Mary O. Ward - Children - 1852 - 292 pages
...He has taught the birds to fly — Birds are glad, and so am I. Hastings' "Nursery Songs." IF EVEB I SEE. If ever I see, On bush or tree, Young birds...will make me glad To think they are happy and free. GOOD ADVICE FOK THE LITTLE ONES. My dear little child, Be gentle and mild; For what can you get By... | |
 | Mary O. Ward - Children - 1852 - 298 pages
...sorrow so, Should I be stolen away ; So I '11 speak to the birds In my softest words, SONGS FOR THE And when they can fly In the bright blue sky, They...will make me glad To think they are happy and free. GOOD ADVICE FOR THE LITTLE ONES. My dear little child, Be gentle and mild ; For what can you get By... | |
 | Mary O. Ward - Children - 1852 - 296 pages
...grieve their mother's breast. My mother I know Would sorrow so, Should I be stolen away ; So I 'll speak to the birds In my softest words, Nor hurt them...And when they can fly In the bright blue sky, They 'll warble a song to me ; And then if I 'm sad, It will make me glad To think they are happy and free.... | |
 | Mary O. Ward - Children - 1852 - 236 pages
...grieve their mother's breast. My mother I know Would sorrow so, Should I be stolen away ; So I 'll speak to the birds In my softest words, Nor hurt them in my play. SONGS FOR THE And when they can fly In the bright blue sky, They 'll warble a song to me ; And then... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1858 - 132 pages
...waVble hSp'py m6th'er grieve 2. My mother, I know, Would sorrow so, Should I be, stolen away; So I'll speak to the birds In my softest words, Nor hurt them in my play. 3. And when they can fly, In the b'right blug-.skyj „ They'll warble a'song to inej And then if I'm... | |
 | Madeline Leslie - Animal welfare - 1860 - 118 pages
...grieve their mother's breast. " My mother, I know, Would sorrow so Should I be stolen away ; So I'll speak to the birds In my softest words, Nor hurt them...play. "And when they can fly In the bright blue sky, They'll warble a song to me j And then, if I'm sad, It will make me glad To think they are happy and... | |
 | Readers (Elementary) - 1860 - 204 pages
...grieve their mother's breast. My mother, I know, Would sorrow so, Should I be stolen away; So I'll speak to the birds, In my softest words, Nor hurt them in my play. THE END. ... | |
 | Charles Northend - Readers - 1865 - 192 pages
...grieve their mother's breast My mother, I know, "Would sorrow so, Should I be stolen away ; So I'll speak to the birds, In my softest words, Nor hurt them in my play. LITTLE WILLIE AND THE APPLE. LITTLE Willie stood under an apple-tree old, The fruit was all shining... | |
 | John Dudley Philbrick - Readers - 1866 - 174 pages
...grieve their mother's breast. My mother I know, Would sorrow so, Should I be stolen away ; So I'll speak to the birds In my softest words, Nor hurt them...play, And when they can fly, In the bright blue sky, They'll warble a song to me ; And then if I'm sad, HOE UP THE WEEDS. WHEN we sow good seed? in the... | |
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