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Sunshine
The sun shines on forever
Though clouds may hide his face;
His brightness and his glory
The whole wide world may trace
For clouds are naught but vapor
Whose fleecy veils unfold,
And softest silver lining
We then with joy behold.
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Somebody's Boy
Tell It Again Mother
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Our Ethel
Our Ethel was not always, As people may have thought, A goody-goody little girl Who never mischief wrought. Oh, no, our darling Ethel, The precious little woman, Although so very dear to us, Was most intensely human. ...
Our Kenneth
Written for our pet, as indicative of what he should be but is not. Know ye our little black-eyed boy? His name is Kenney Stone; Now listen, for he always speaks In such a gentle tone. He never says "I will!" "I wi'n't!" ...
Our Land
A ship sailed over the blue, salt sea, For a man, Columbus called, Had thought that the world was round, and he Of the old ideas had palled. So, in fourteen hundred and ninety-two, He sailed across from Spain, And found ou...
Our Language Key
A E I O U Y We are small, and we are few, But we're wondrous mighty, too,-- For no word can language wear, Save in it we hold a share. One of us in May is met,-- One is caught in every net; One is in the clambering vine, O...
Pat-a-cake Pat-a-cake
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Mamma's boy, Laughing and crowing, And jumping with joy; Roll it, and pick it and mark it with B, And toss in the oven for Baby and me. Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Papa's girl, Springing in baby...
Polly Hopkins
Now little Polly Hopkins Must surely know great A, And B, and C, and D, and E, F, G, H, I, J, K; And L, and M, and N, and O, And P, and Q, R, S, And T, U, V, and W, X, And Y, & Z, I guess. ...
Quirks
A little word of letters five That means bound fast together; Transpose but two, and you will find A scattering yon and hither. UNITE--UNTIE. * * * * * And now a word of letters four Five perfect words will ma...
Remember The Poor
"SWEET, my darling, come and see What mamma has brought for thee; Garments soft and ribbons bright, Hat and coat, a pretty sight; Sweet, my child, what shall we do With the old, now you've the new?" "Why, mamma, this frock...
Robert Of Lincoln
"Bob-o-link, bob-o-link, reed-bird, butter-bird, All through the country his jingle is gaily heard; Reveling in rice-fields he sweeps through the South, While wheat, corn, and barley-fields welcome him North, And Bobby is wild with his ...
Rock-a-bye
Rock-a-bye, baby, Our darling is ill, Rock-a-bye, baby, We'll soon have him well;-- Rock-a-bye, baby, Don't tremble with fear, For that tends to make His slight illness severe. Rock-a-bye, baby, Our darling is...
Signs Of The Zodiac
THE annual path of the Sun, The Ecliptic is called, as we see,-- And a belt, eight degrees, on each side, The Zodiac ever will be. The principal planets all seem To move in the zodiac lines, While the belt, of itself, is c...
Sleep Little Sweetey
Sleep now, my sweetey, Dear one, and pretty! Weary with playing, Weary with straying, Stop little thinkers, Shut little winkers; Sleep, little sweetey, Precious and pretty. Sleep now, my sweetey, Dear One, and pretty! ...
Somebody's Boy
List to the ring of the midnight song! 'Tis somebody's boy; The winds give to every wild echo a tongue. Yes, somebody's boy; The witch of the revel has waved her wand Over somebody's boy; And the spirit of evil has clas...
Sunshine
The sun shines on forever Though clouds may hide his face; His brightness and his glory The whole wide world may trace For clouds are naught but vapor Whose fleecy veils unfold, And softest silver lining We then with jo...
Tell It Again Mother
"Tell it again, Mother, Tell it again,"-- No matter what story she told We children, would cry, In the days gone by. Before our years were old. "Tell it again, Mother, Tell it again,"-- No matter how weary and ...
Tell Mother
'Tis wrong, my dear, to do a thing That mother must not know; And when your playmates, old or young, Shall tell you thus to do, Leave them at once, and quickly come To your dear Mother's side, And tell her,--for she'll know wh...
The Bank-swallows
In a village of Bank-Swallows, You will find so many a nest, "That you scarce can tell their number Nor which one of them is best." In the sand-hill, see the openings, Round or oval odd-shaped, some, Size and form depe...
The Bear A Blessing
To people of Kamtschatka, The bear a blessing proves; His skin forms beds and coverlets, And bonnets, shoes, and gloves. His flesh and fat are dainties, And of his intestine, Is made a mask for warding off The glare o...
The Bears
Wild bears are found all over, From Northern lands to South, But largest, strongest, where 'tis cold And fiercest farthest North. All bears are fond of honey, Of berries, too, and roots; They hug or squeeze their prey to d...
The Bread-fruit Tree
And listen, dear children, In hot countries too, The Bread-fruit tree grows, Most delicious for you; Its great roasted nuts, Like soft, sweet loaves of bread, Form most of the food On which natives are fed. And...
The Breath O' Life
Our lungs are formed of curious cells, And tubes to draw in air,-- And if we breathe quite deep and full And take our needful share, 'Twill keep our blood so red and pure, Our health so firm and true, We scarce shall know what...
The Broken Pitcher
"Sweet, my love, I'm sorry That you did not tell, When you broke the pitcher Coming from the well." "Oh, I thought you'd whip me, Just as Betty did; Then when she would ask me, I would tell a fib." "Sweet, my chi...
The Busy Bees
Why do the little busy bees So dearly love their queen, And wait upon and pay respect, With watchful care and mien? Because the queen lays all the eggs, And mothers all the young, While every father-bee that's hatched ...
The Butter-tree
And, funny enough, There's a Butter-tree, too; Its seeds, when boiled down, Will make butter for you. In India and Africa The Butter-tree grows, With coffee and spices, As every one knows. ...
The Camels
The Camels live in desert lands; Their feet are made to walk on sands; They carry burdens far and near, Where neither grass nor trees appear; Where there's no rain, no rivers, brooks, No water anywhere for folks;-- But God has m...
The Children's Railroad
Old Time has built a Railroad, On which you children speed To a land of light and plenty, Or a land of darksome need; And soon you'll come to a meadow, Where two tracks mark the way, But they'll run close up alongside F...