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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PLEASURES GRANTED.
There's many a gay painted toy
Procured in a fine London shop,
Which I will present to my boy—
A hoop, or a ball, or a top.
Procured in a fine London shop,
Which I will present to my boy—
A hoop, or a ball, or a top.
There's many a beautiful book
With pictures and pretty prints in it,
In which 'twill delight him to look,
And he by good conduct may win it.
With pictures and pretty prints in it,
In which 'twill delight him to look,
And he by good conduct may win it.
And when he is able to read
Whatever the volume contains,
A book will delight him indeed,
And amply reward all his pains.
Whatever the volume contains,
A book will delight him indeed,
And amply reward all his pains.
The summer's bright genial hours
To him many treasures will bring,
Fruits, pebbles, and beautiful flowers,
As gay as a butterfly's wing.
To him many treasures will bring,
Fruits, pebbles, and beautiful flowers,
As gay as a butterfly's wing.
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A nice little barrow or cart,
To wheel stones and rubbish away,
His mother to him will impart,
If he pretty lessons will say.
To wheel stones and rubbish away,
His mother to him will impart,
If he pretty lessons will say.
A spade, and a rake, and a hoe,
And many a gardening tool,
On him she will gladly bestow,
If he'll be attentive at school.
And many a gardening tool,
On him she will gladly bestow,
If he'll be attentive at school.
A very nice osier basket
My Herbert from me shall receive,
If he will but prettily ask it,
And all that I tell him believe.
My Herbert from me shall receive,
If he will but prettily ask it,
And all that I tell him believe.
A trunk, and a bag, and a box,
In time he'll be sure to possess;
And when he his treasures unlocks,
His stars he will certainly bless.
In time he'll be sure to possess;
And when he his treasures unlocks,
His stars he will certainly bless.
Some day a mahogany desk
My Herbert from me shall obtain,
Not inlaid with rich Arabesque,
But handsome, and solid, and plain.
My Herbert from me shall obtain,
Not inlaid with rich Arabesque,
But handsome, and solid, and plain.
And when he's a much bigger boy,
A store of good books he'll collect;
A bookcase will add to his joy,
And that he may fairly expect.
A store of good books he'll collect;
A bookcase will add to his joy,
And that he may fairly expect.
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