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When life is young
a collection of verse for boys and girls
Dodge, Mary Mapes (1830-1905)
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A DEAR LITTLE GOOSE
THE BEE-CHARMER
THE CALL OF THE SEA
A PLUMP LITTLE GIRL AND A THIN LITTLE BIRD
THE POET WHO COULD N'T WRITE POETRY
THE WELL-READ HUNTER
POOR MARIONETTE
CONSIDER, NOW, A PAINTER-MAN
A BALL 'S A BALL
THE NAUGHTY LITTLE EGYPTIAN
SEEING IS BELIEVING
TELL ME, DAISY
ARAMANTHA MEHITABEL BROWN
COMING HOME
SCHOOL-BOY TROUBLES
FANS
A NEW YEAR
DANCING
A DEAR LITTLE SCHEMER
THE ROAD TO LEARNING
THE FANCY-DRESS BALL
THE LITTLE GIRL WHO TRIED TO MIND
THE FAIR-MINDED MEN WHO WALKED TO DONAHAN
A BROWN STUDY
“A MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE”
OUT OF THE SKY
I KNOW A LITTLE MAIDEN
A NEW SONG TO AN OLD TUNE
IN A BREEZE
INTERNATIONAL
SURPRISE
MOTHER
“PHILOPENA!”
PUZZLED FAIRY-FOLK
MILD FARMER JONES AND THE NAUGHTY BOY
ALARMED
WHAT HAPPENED TO NELLY
THE SECRET
THISTLES!
JEANNETTE AND JO
DOWN BY THE SEA
THE TALE OF A TUB
MOTHER'S ARM
UNSETTLED
INFORMED
THE LETTERS AT SCHOOL
DRESSING MARY ANN
NEW-YEAR'S DAY
CAT'S-CRADLE
SIGNS OF MAY
JOHNNY AND MEG
ON THE LAGOON
WHY
SUNNY DAYS
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
TO W. F. C.
THE LITTLE BIG WOMAN AND THE BIG LITTLE GIRL
NANNY ANN
THE FOUR LITTLE IMPS
THE SMILING DOLLY
HOW DO BIRDS FIRST LEARN TO SING?
CHRISTMAS EVE
THE CIRCUS CLOWN'S DREAM
AN APPEAL
ROBBY'S SPAN
HIS REPORT
EIGHT-DAY CLOCKS
TINSEL WITHOUT, BUT METAL WITHIN
BERRY-TIME
THE THREE TIGERS
A TERRIBLE TIGER
FAR AWAY
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
THE FARMER WHO BECAME DRUM-MAJOR
COURTESY
MAY BLOSSOMS
EIGHT GOOD THINGS ABOUT DOBBIN
A SMART BOY
SEVEN LITTLE PUSSY-CATS
ELEVEN LITTLE PUSSY-CATS
JACK AND JILL
IN HASTE
SOAP-BUBBLES
MASTER THEODORE
FORBIDDEN
TEN LITTLE DOLLS
JACK'S WISH
A DUTCH FAMILY
LITTLE MISS KITTY
“THE WORTHY POOR”
THE SPRINT RUNNER
FUN AT GRANDMAMA'S
THE KNOWING LITTLE FISH
THE WINDMILL
HAPPY JOHNNY; OR, TAKING LIFE CHEERFULLY
A SANTA CLAUS MESSENGER-BOY
SNOWFLAKES
PHILOPENA
THE MAN WHO DID N'T KNOW WHEN TO STOP
THE OREGON EXPRESS
HOW WILLY'S SHIP CAME BACK
A STIR AMONG THE DAISIES
THE LITTLE KINDERGARTEN GIRL
HOW SHOCKING!
THE BICYCLE BOYS
LITTLE ROSY RED-CHEEK
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When life is young
Show me when a bud
Changes to a rose,
Then I'll tell you truly
When a baby grows.
When life is young