Where Lilies Live and Waters Wind Away Verses by F. W. Bourdillon: Pictures by Edith J. Berkeley |
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A HERO.
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A HERO.
Do you know our dear old Nero?
He's a dog, and he's a hero!
Once,—'twas in his younger days,
When he was rougher in his ways,—
He's a dog, and he's a hero!
Once,—'twas in his younger days,
When he was rougher in his ways,—
He and I were romping here,
And my sister standing near,
When a push he chanced to give her,
And she tumbled in the river.
And my sister standing near,
When a push he chanced to give her,
And she tumbled in the river.
Yes, but hardly was she in it,—
In sprang Nero—in a minute
Caught her by the pinafore,
And drew her safely to the shore.
In sprang Nero—in a minute
Caught her by the pinafore,
And drew her safely to the shore.
So he really is a hero,
Isn't he, our dear old Nero!
Though he condescends to tricks,
Such as fetching walking-sticks.
Isn't he, our dear old Nero!
Though he condescends to tricks,
Such as fetching walking-sticks.
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