 | A gift book of stories and poems for children |  |
SUMMER.
Seven times three are twenty-one—How fierce and high the noontide sun.
Seven times four are twenty-eight—28
The labourer toils till evening late.
Seven times five are thirty-five—35
The fields, the groves, are all alive.
Seven times six are forty-two—42
The panting herds the shade pursue.
Seven times seven are forty-nine—49
The angler throws his trembling line.
Seven times eight are fifty-six—56
The squirrel chirps and plays his tricks.
Seven times nine are sixty-three—63
How cool the stream beneath the tree.
Seventy, are seven times ten—70
But look, how changed the scene again!
Seven times eleven are seventy-seven—77
Dark clouds obscure the blue of heaven.
Seven times twelve are eighty-four—84
Deep thunders roll from shore to shore.
| A gift book of stories and poems for children | |