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 e...
Kisses, kisses, raining, raining, On her lips, her cheeks, her brow, Till she, wearied, "Daughter, darling, Mamma's had enough for now." "Ah! but Bessie has so many!"-- Naught the...
"I'M twelve years old to-day," says Ned, "And wish I were twelve more, sir,-- And Nelly Warner's almost twelve, So we'd be twenty-four, sir." "'And what of that!' Why, Nelly 'n' I...
Come, child, and see our pet Raccoon,-- The Raccoons live in the woods, you know; But ours was caught, And caged, and brought From old Virginia, long ago. Oh, no, you need not be a...
"SHE smiled on me, she smiled on me!" In ecstacy exclaimed A little waif in tattered gown, With form so halt and maimed. Remember, even a smile may cheer, A cup of water, bless; A...
"I'm a dot with a quirk," whispers little Miss Comma, "And you'll please not to pause long for me." "I'm a dot over Comma," says Miss Semicolon, "And you'll pause twice as long whe...
It snows! yes, it snows! and the children are wild, At thought of the fun in the snow-drifts up-piled; The boy with his first new boots is in sight, And the wee baby-girl, with her...
Was ever so sweet the clover, Was ever so clear the brook, As my child-days, over and over, Found fresh in the dear home-nook? Was ever such grace of motion, Or ever such trills of...
In the spring when the grass Had sprung up in the pass, And the meadows with velvet were green, We children would tease, "O, dear mother, please Let us doff shoes and stockings, (A...
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 ma...
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, broo...
Our Nanny oft in fancy Soared up, the earth above, And sailed the great air-ocean With skylark or with dove. And in this fashion musing, One sunny summer's day, Half-watching mothe...
SEVEN million little openings, God has made upon your skin; Mouths of tiny little sewers That run everywhere, within. And along these numerous sewers All impurities must go, That a...
"Phoe-be, phoe-be," why, 'tis a little bird, "Phoe-be, phoe-be," singing the pretty word; "Phoe-be, phoe-be," brown feathers cover him, Gray breast, with blackish stripes scattered...
Don't tell a lie, dear children, No matter what you do,-- Own up and be a hero, Right honest, brave, and true. You'd better have a whipping Each day than tell a lie,-- No, not a "w...
Hi-diddle-diddle, The Sun's in the middle, And planets around him so grand, Are swinging in space, Held forever in place, In the Zodiac girdle or band. Hi-diddle-diddle, The Sun's...
The name of everything we know, as slate, or book, or toy, Is called a Noun. All names are nouns; remember this, my boy. A word that means to be, to act, or to be acted on, Is call...
Little Miss Velvet-paws, Raveling out her yarn, Catches mice, in a trice, In everybody's barn. Look out for velvet paws, Do not trust them far, For velvet paws cover claws That wil...
How many bones in the human face? FOURTEEN, when they're all in place. How many bones in the human head? EIGHT, my child, as I've often said. How many bones in the human ear? THREE...
Whiskum, whiskum, over the house, Scud the cloudlets, still as a mouse; Whiskum, whiskum, by-and-by They'll pour rain-drops from the sky.
Listen, children, while I tell you What our merry Mabel said When she saw the feathery snow-flakes Tumbling down about her head. Clapping hands and dancing gaily, "Mamma, mamma, co...
"What makes the Snow, Mamma?" "When very cold above, The mists are frozen high in air, And fall as snow, my love." "And Hail?" "Tis formed the same; Cold streams of air have come A...
"Ah, but how do bees make honey?" Now the children, eager, ask; And we'll try to give them answer, If we're able for the task. See, the under-lip is lengthened, Like a trunk or pro...
"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, no...
A NOUN or name that means but one, Is called in the singular number; But when it stands for more than one, 'Tis plural, child, remember. * * * * * A NOUN that is the name of males,...
And, children, one more, Here's a spicy Clove-tree, Growing forty feet high, Ornamental, you see; The little round drop, Fixed the four prongs between, Forms the blossom or flower,...
Ah! little ones, I'm sure there's not A drop of tea in your weeny pot. For water bright and milk so pure, Alone will bring you health, be sure; And health is beauty, health is chee...
The homeliest things are highest worth, The dinner-pot's a treasure Compared with diamonds, chains and rings, Which serve alone for pleasure;-- Enwreathe the dinner-pot with flame,...
'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 Mo...
Dearest little lover mine, Sweetest, pertest valentine; "Desht I'm two years old," he says,-- Blessings on his pretty ways,-- "'Tan't I be your valentine?" Yes forever, lover mine,...