Walter Crane High Poems
- 1. The Three Bears
Some time ago, ere we were born or thought of,
There lived a little girl, who liked to roam
Through lonely woods and lanes, unknown, unsought of
Such folk who like to stop and stay at home.
... - 2. Pussy-cat
Pussy-cat high, Pussy-cat low,
Pussy-cat was a fine teazer of tow.
Pussy-cat she came into the barn,
... - 3. The Little Cock-sparrow
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A little cock-sparrow sat on a high tree,
A little cock-sparrow sat on a high tree,
... - 4. The Hen And The Fox
The Hen roosted high on her perch;
Hungry Fox down below, on the search,
Coaxed her hard to descend
She replied, "Most dear friend!
... - 5. The Old Woman Tossed Up In A Blanket
There was an old woman tossed up in a blanket,
Seventeen times as high as the moon;
Where she was going I could not but ask it,
For in her hand she carried a broom.
... - 6. The Absurd Abc
A for the APPLE
or Alphabet pie,
Which all get a slice of.
Come taste it & try.
... - 7. Ye Frog's Wooing
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It was the frog lived in the well,
Heigh-ho! says Rowley;
... - 8. Queen Summer Or, The Tourney Of The Lily And The Rose
When Summer on the earth was queen
She held her court in gardens green
Fair hung with tapestry of leaves,
Where threads of gold the sun enweaves
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