Pretty Lessons in Verse for Good Children; with Some Lessons in Latin, in Easy Rhyme. By Sara Coleridge. The Fourth Edition, with Many Cuts |
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[A boy like my Herbert should ne'er] |
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[A boy like my Herbert should ne'er]
A boy like my Herbert should ne'er
Shed tears like a baby, and cry,
Pecause a new plaything or gift
Mama may be forced to deny.
Shed tears like a baby, and cry,
Pecause a new plaything or gift
Mama may be forced to deny.
His Latin he always must say,
And puer is Latin for boy,
And donum is Latin for gift,
And gaudium's Latin for joy.
And puer is Latin for boy,
And donum is Latin for gift,
And gaudium's Latin for joy.
When Herbert can say all his nouns,
And likewise the four conjugations,
How much it will please his Papa,
His Aunty, and all his relations!
And likewise the four conjugations,
How much it will please his Papa,
His Aunty, and all his relations!
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