Heinrich Hoffmann Face Poems
- 1. Envious Minnie
Now Minnie was a pretty girl,
Her hair so gracefully did curl;
She had a slender figure, too,
And rosy cheeks, and eyes of blue.
... - 2. The Story Of A Dirty Child
The little girls whom now you'll see
Were sisters in one family;
And both enjoyed an equal share
Of a kind mother's anxious care.
... - 3. The Story Of Fidgety Philip
"Let me see if Philip can
Be a little gentleman;
Let me see if he is able
To sit still for once at table":
... - 4. The Story Of The Man That Went Out Shooting
This is the man that shoots the hares;
This is the coat he always wears:
With game-bag, powder-horn, and gun
He's going out to have some fun.
... - 5. The Story Of Johnny Head-in-air
As he trudged along to school,
It was always Johnny's rule
To be looking at the sky
And the clouds that floated by;
... - 6. What Happened To Lazy Charlotte
"Here, Charlotte," said Mamma one day.
"These stockings knit while I'm away,
And should you fail, be sure you'll find
Mamma is strict, although she's kind."
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